Edward Hitchcock transcriptions of geological poems

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Title:
Edward Hitchcock transcriptions of geological poems
Description:
Three poems about geology transcribed by Edward Hitchcock. The original authorship of all three poems is unclear. The first two poems, "A Poetical Geognosy" and "Geological Cookery" may be by Robert Bakewell or John Scafe. The third is an excerpt from a longer poem published in the Christian Observer in 1834, which Hitchcock attributes to a Rev. Mr. Wilks in his "The Religion of Geology and its Connected Sciences".
Transcriber:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
[April 1834?]
Format:
Manuscripts
Genre:
Poems
Excerpts
Copies (derivative objects)
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 22 Folder 40 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Archives
Geology--Poetry
Extent:
1 item (10 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:79742
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Language:
English
Notes (date):
It is unclear when Hitchcock wrote these transcriptions, but the final poem transcribed was published in the Christian Observer in April 1834.