THE
FACE OF THE EARTH
(DAS ANTLITZ DER ERDE)
BY
EDUARD SUESS
Professor of Geology in the University of Vienna
FOreign Member of the Royal Society of London
Translated by
Hertha B. C. Sollas
Ph. D. Heidelberg; of Newnham College, Cambridge
under the direction of
W. J. Sollas
Sc. D. (Cantab.), LL. D. (Dublin), M.A. (Oxon.), F.R.S.
Fellow of University College, Oxford
Professor of Geology in the University of Oxford
VOL. V
INDEXES AND MAPS
Note: Maps are included in Vol. IV
OXFORD
AT THE CLARENDON PRESS
1924
This electronic edition prepared by Dr.
David C. Bossard
from original documents in his personal library.
December, 2005.
Copyright © 2005 by David C. Bossard.
CONTENTS.
PREFACE
GENERAL INDEX 1 001
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INDEX OF AUTHORS, ETC. 149-170
Abbe to Bakhuyzen 149
>Alexander Agassiz, K. E. von Baer
Balansa to Bochart 150
>Sir Robert Ball, Elie de Beaumont,
Sir H. de la Bêche, R. Beck, F. Becke, E. W. Benecke, A.
Bertrand, A. Bittner, H. F. Blanford
Böckh to Calkins 151
>G. Boehm, K.J. Bogdanowitsch, E.
Böse, A. Brongniart, L. von Buch, L. Burgerstein, C. Burckhardt,
G. von Bukowski
Callaway to Croll 152
>Andreas Celsius, A.R. Clarke, W.D.
Conybeare, James Cook, S.H. Cox,
Cronstrand to Donayre 153
>W.O. Crosby, W.H. Dall, R.A. Daly,
J.D. Dana, A. D'Archiac, N.H. Darton, C. Darwin, G. Davidson,
G.M. Dawson, J.W. Dawson, C. Depéret, J. Deprat, Orvule A.
Derby, C. Diener, J.S. Diller, A. Dillman, C. von Dittmar, C. Doelter,
A. Dollfuss, I. Domeyko
Doncieux to Ferdinand 154
>A. Dorbigny, H. Douvillé, R.
von Drasche, P.M. Duncan, C.E. Dutton, Ea, E. von Eichwald, R.
Etheridge, A. Erman, E. Favre, Capt. H.W. Feilden,
Ferguesson to Gerster 155
>P. Fischer, T. Fischer, David
Forbes, Edward Forbes, Oscar Fraas, S. Franchi, F. Frech, K. von
Fritsch, E. Fuchs, T. Fuchs, A. Fucini, W.M. Gabb, Sir Archibald
Geikie, E.F. Gautier, L. Gentil, H. Gerlach,
Gervais to Hammer 156
>G. Geyer, G.K. Gilbert, R.A.C.
Godwin-Austen, J. Gosselet, C. Grewingk, C.L. Griesbach, C.W. von
Gümbel, A. Hague, W. Hammer,
Hammuragas to Högbom
157
>Harriman, F.R. von Hauer, E. Haug,
P. Haupt, C. Willard Hayes, E. Hébert, J. Hector, O.
Heer, A. Heilprin, Albr. Heim., G. von Helmersen, Herodotus, V. Hilber,
R.T. Hill, F. von Hochstetter, H. Hoefer, M. Hoernes, R. Hoernes,
K.E.A. von Hoff, F. Hoffman, A.G. Högboom
Hoenegger to Jukes-Browne 158
>E. Hull, A. von Humboldt, A. Hyatt,
N. Idjitzki, A.A. Inostranzeff, D.L. Iwanow, A. Issel, Izdubar, L.
Jatschewski, P.K. Jaworowski, J.W. Judd, J.B. Jukes, A.J. Jukes-Browne,
Julien to Lacroix 159
>A. Karpinsky, F. Karrer, E. Kayser,
W. Kilian, Clarence King, T. Kjerulf, D. Klemenz, F.W. Knowlton, P.K.
Koslow, F. Kossmat, B. Kôtøo, A. Krasnopolski, P.
Kropotkin, A. Lacroix,
Lacviver to Lory 160
>A. de Lapparent, L. Lartet, A. von
Lasaulx, T.D. La Touche, L. Launay, C. Laurent, A.C. Lawson, A.
Leclère, J. Le Conte, P. Lemoine, R. von Lendenfeld, H. Lenk,
Oscar Lenz, R. Lepsius, M. Lévy, C. Linnaeus, L. de
Lóczi, W.K. Loftus, J.R. Logan, J.S. Lopatin, T. Lorenz, G. de
Lorenzo, C. Lory,
Lossen to Mengel 161
>K.A. Lossenl B. Lotti, M. Lugeon,
R. Lydekker, Sir C. Lyell, R. Maak, J. MacPherson, E. de Margerie, N.
Barbot de Marny, K. Martin, K. Mayer, H.B. Medlicott, F.B. Meek, N.G.
Meglitzki, G. Melzi, W.C. Mendenhall, O. Mengel,
Mercalli to Newbury 162
>A.B. Meyer, A.T. von Middendorf,
C.S. Middlemiss, N. Miklukha-Maklay, J. Milne, H. Mohn, E. von
Mojavár Mojsisovics, G.A.F. Molengraaf, V. von Möller, E.
de Mont-Serrat, C. Moore, F.P. Moreno, L. Mrazec, Sir R.I. Murchison,
G. Muntcanu Murgoci, A. Murray, Sir John Murray, J.W. Muschketow, A.G.
Nathorst, C.F. Naumann, E. Naumann, M. Neumayr, J.S. Newbury,
Newbold to Perry 163
>E.T. Newton, A. Niccolini, F.
Noetling, A.E. Nordenskiöld, O. NOrdenskiöld, V. Novarese,
W.A. Obrutschew, D.P. Ochlert, R.D. Oldham, T. Oldham, K.M. Paul, J.
Payer, B.N.P. Peach, A.C. Peale, A. Penck,
Pervinquière to Rath 164
>C. Peters, J. Petersen, K.
Pettersen, E. Philippi, R.A. Philippi, A. Philippson, W.H. Pickering,
M.W. Piewtzow, A. Pissis, W. Pleyte, Pliny, B.K. Polenow, J. Poljakow,
A. Pomel, J.F. Pompecki, F. Poˆsepny, A. Postels, G.N. Potanin, L.F. de
Pourtalès, J.W. Powell, J.H. Pratt, G.T. Prior, N. von
Prjeswalski, P. Puiseux, R. Pumpelly, H.E. Purey-Cust, J.C. Purves,
Rammân, Sir Andrew C. Ramsay, C.E. de Rance, F.L. Ransome, G. vom
Rath,
Rath to Russell 165
>F. Ratte, A. Rattray, V. Raulin, H.
Rawlinson, J.J. Rein, W. Reiss, Hans H. Reusch, A.E. Reuss, E. Reyer,
Sir John Richardson, Baron F. von Richtofen, H. Rink, F. Roemer, A.W.
Rogers, H.D. Rogers, G. Rolland, F. Rolle, S. Roth, Justin Roth, A.
Rothpletz, G. Rovereto, Israel Cook Russell,
Rutilius to Seidlitz 166
>F. Sacco, W. Solomon, J.W. Salter,
P. Salterain, F. Sandberger, C. Sapper, P. and F. Sarasin, J.G.
Sawkins, F. Schafarzik, F. Shaffer, H. Schardt, P. Schei, C.J. van
Schelle, A. Schenk (Schenck), W. Schiller, Freiherr von Schleinitz, J.
Schmalhausen, C. Schmidt, F. Schmidt, J. Schmidt, K. Schmidt, C.A.
Schott, E. Schrader, F.C. Schrader, A.G. Schrenk, c. Schuchert, E.J.L.
Schwarz, G. Schweinfurth, J.J. Sederholm, K. von Seebach, G. Seguenza,
Sejersted to Strahan 167
>A.R.C. Selwin, W.P. Somenow, C.
Semper, N.S. Shaler, J. Sibree, J. Siemiradzki, G. Sievers, O.
Silvestri, E.M. Simpson, H. Sjögren, G. Otis Smith, J.
Perrin Smith, N. Sokolow, W.J. Sollas, A.C. Spencer, T.A.B. Spratt, G.
Stache, A.F. Stahl, T.W. Stanton, F.M. Stapff, K.J.V. Steenstrup, G.
Stefanescu, C. de Stefani, G. di Stefano, H. steffen, F. Steindachner,
G. Steinmann, A. Stella, S.W. Stelzner, J.J. Stevenson, H. Stille, G.
Stoliczka, G.W. Stow, Strabo,
Strickland to Traverso 168
>B. Studer, D. Sturr, A. Stukenberg,
E. Suess, F.E. Suess. A Supan, P.C. Sutherland, F. Svenonius, Emannual
Swedenborg, L. or W. Szajnocha, Count Bela Széchényi, T.
Taramelli, R. Tate, L. Tausch, P. de Tchihatcheff, Sir J.J.H. Teall, L.
or W. Teisseyre, F. Teller, P. Termier, G. Theobald, W. Theobald, Sir
C. Wyville Thomson, J. THomson, W. Thomson (Lord Kelvin), T.
Thoroddsen, H. THürach, E. Tietze, A.L. Toit, Baron E. von Toll,
A.E. Tornebohm, A. Tornquist,
O. Torrell, E. Concha y Toro, F. Toula, R. Tournouër, St. Traverso,
Trejdosiewicz to Wheeler 169
>A.L. Tschekanowski, G. Tschermak,
T. Tscheryschew, F. von Tscherski, J.D. Tscherski, P. de
Tschihatscheff, H.W. Turner, C. Uhlig, A. Ulrich, M. Vacek, J.
Valentin, G. Vasseur, T. Wayland vaughan, C. Vélain, R.D.M.
Verbeek, E. de Verneuil, C. Viola, T. Virlet, J.H. Vogt, W. Volz, E.
Vredenburg, W. Waagen, M.E. Wadsworth, F. Wähner, C.D. Walcott,
G.P. Wall, A.R. Wallace, J. Walther, Lester F. Ward, W.W. Watts,
W.H. Weed, G. Wegener, L. Wehrli, P. Wenjukow, L. van Werveke, G.M.
Wheeler,
White to Zurcher 170
>C.A. White, D. White, J.F.
Whiteaves, J.D. Whitney, A. Wichmann, E. Wiechert, O. Wilckens, Count
Wilczek, Bailey Willis, C. Wilman, A. Woeikof, T. Wolf, J.E. Tenison
Woods, A. Smith Woodward, A.H. WORthen, F. von Wrangell, C.W. Wright,
A.B. Wynne, R. A. de Yarza, R. Zeiller, K.A. von Zittell, J. M.
Zujovic, P. Zurcher,
REMARKS ON THE MAPS
(From Volume V)
Map I: Analysis of the Earth's surface
(see p. 498) v v
vi
vii
viii
ix
> Gondwána land, Antarctis,
Caledonides, Saharides, Asiatic system, Angara land, Oceanides, Viti
Levu, Cape Mountains, Intermediate Range, Andine system, Laurentia,
Ochotides, Burman arc, Uralides, Burman arc,
Map II: Analysis of Europe
ix ix
x
xi
xii
> Uralides, Marginal arcs of Asia,
Western Altaides, pre-Permian Altaides, Posthumous Altaides,
Map III: Recumbent Sheets of the Alps
xii - xv xii
xiii
xiv
xv
> Helvetian alps, Jura mountains, Lepontine Sheet, Dent Blanche,
East Alpine sheet, Dinarides, Carnic Alps, Ligurian Alps, Tyrrhenian
subsidence, Lepontine beds, Limestone Alps, Tauern window
PLATES
NOTE:
The maps and plates for Volume IV were originally published in
Volume V.
