Scottish merchant, naval author, artist, geologist and landowner; (1728-1812)

James Hutton's theory of the earth. Reproductions of drawings, mostly by John Clerk of Eldin.

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John Clerk of Eldin

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James Hutton's theory of the earth. Reproductions of drawings, mostly by John Clerk of Eldin.