Abstract
GOOD, and in some cases even elaborate, geological maps exist for parts of the Alps; but one to exhibit the chain as a whole, without being on a scale so large to be unwieldy or so small as to be indistinct, has been hitherto a desideratum. This has now been supplied by Dr. Noë. The scale adopted is I in 1,000,000, or about 16 miles to the inch, which very well satisfies both the above conditions. A glance at the list of authorities which have been consulted indicates that Dr. Noë has had no easy task; for in Alpine geology there are indeed consellors enough, but their multitude is not strength, for they are so often at variance.
Geologische Übersichiskarte der Alpen.
Entworfen von Dr. Franz Noë.Mit einem Begleitworte. (Wien: Ed. Hölzel, 1890.)
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BONNEY, T. Geologische Übersichiskarte der Alpen. Nature 41, 483–484 (1890). https://doi.org/10.1038/041483a0
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