GEOLOGY 
OF THE 
PACIFIC AND OTHER REGIONS 
VISITED BY THE 
dl. S. Exploring Expedition under C. Wilkes, W. S. A., 
IN THE YEARS 1838—1842, 
By JAMES D. DANA, 
GEOLOGIST OF THE EXPEDITION, 
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Turis Report consists of a quarto volume of text of 750 pages, illus- 
trated by several maps and numerous wood cuts, and a folio atlas of 21 
plates. It treats of the Structure, Growth, and Distribution of Coral 
Reefs and Islands ; of the Geology of the Sandwich Islands; the Society 
Islands; the Feejees; the Navigators ; of the Phenomena of Volcanic 
Action; Changes of level in the Pacific, and origin of the general 
foatnres of the Globe; of the Geology of New Zealand, Chili, Peru 
and Fuegia; and of a sit of Oregon and California. 
The folio atlas contains figures of fossils of the Coal and Saletioe 
formations of New South Wales, and of the Tertiary rocks of Oregon. 
Only 200 copies of this Government Report have hitherto been 
printed. The author proposes to have 250 copies published for the 
benefit of those who are interested in the subjects. The copies will 
be furnished to subscribers for $12.00, the text bound in cloth, the 
payment to be made on delivery. A Copy was wey sold in New 
York City for $40.00. — 
Should the subscription list vous 500, the edition would be in- 
creased accordingly, and the price reduced to $10.00. The work, if 
undertaken, will be ready for delivery in the course of the coming year. 
may be induced to elas We the work, mid send the same by an 
_ early mail to : Tae AvtHor. 
New — October 1, 1856, 
