Published by Messrs. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, in 2 Volumes, octavo, Price 11. 6s., with coloured Plates, Sections, and Wood Cuts. MR. BAKEWELL'S TRAVELS IN THE MORE ALPINE PARTS OF SWITZERLAND AND SAVOY, IN THE YEARS 1820, 1821, and 1822 ; comprising Observations made during a Summer's Residence in the Province of the Tarentaise, hitherto undescribed by English Travellers. And a Visit to the extinct Volcanoes of France; elucidated by Drawings and Sections. With a full Account of the State of Manners, Society, and Religion in Geneva, where the Author resided two winters. N.B. These are the only Travels published in this country at a moderate price, that contain a clear account of the ancient volcanoes of France. “ Mr. Bakewell succeeded in seizing with correctness many of the principal geological features of the country, (Auvergne) and presented to the English reader a concise and intelligible outline of the leading phenomena. His remarks were illustrated by a section, descriptive of the relative age of the Freshwater Strata, and the two great divisions of ancient and modern Volcanic Products, and Drawings were added of the principal Volcanic Cones."-Quarterly Review, Jan. 1828, p. 297. |