Publication Date: 1855
Seller: Jeremy Norman's historyofscience, Novato, CA, U.S.A.
Superb portrait photograph by Maull & Polyblank of Lyell, seated in profile and holding a book. Ca. 1855-60. Matted and framed. 364 x 310 mm. (frame); 203 x 155 mm. (visible portion of image. Portrait of the famous British geologist, best known for his Principles of Geology (1830-32), which revolutionized the science of geology. .