ESSAY 



OK THE 



THEORY OF THE EARTH. 



BY BARON G. CUVIER, 



PERPETUAL SECRETARY OF THE FRENCH INSTITUTE, PROFESSOR AND 

 ADMINISTRATOR OF THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 



GEOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATIONS. 



BY 



PROFESSOR JAMESON. 



FIFTH EDITION, 



TRANSLATED FROM THE LAST FRENCH EDITION, WITH NUMEROUS 

 ADDITIONS BY THE AUTHOR AND TRANSLATOR. 



WILLIAM BLACKWOOD, EDINBURGH; AND 

 T. CADELL, STRAND, LONDON. 



MDCCCXXVII. 





