расширенный поиск

Книга по требованию: Geology of the Bass Rock (Classic Reprint)

Товар № 11452977
Вес: 0.49 кг.
Год издания: 2015
Страниц: 310 Переплет: мягкая обложка
Товар отсутствует
Узнать о поступлении

Excerpt from Geology of the Bass Rock

The Bass stands in the mouth of the Frith of Forth, about a mile and a half from the shore. It is fully a mile in circumference. It is about 600 feet in total length, 420 above the surface of the sea. On the north it is lofty and precipitous. On the south it is somewhat conical, sloping moderately down to the base. Its superficies is guessed at seven acres. The Bass is inaccessible, save at one point, the south-east. At one time the fortification which commanded this point could be reached only by ladders, or a bucket and chains raised at the crane bastion; but afterwards the ascent was by three flights of stairs within the rampart, each protected by a strong gate; these inner gates have long ago disappeared. The fort and the dungeons are all unroofed and in ruins; Blackadder's Cell is still pointed out, with its three small iron-barred windows to the west, and awakens many a solemn sacred feeling. One solitary gun yet remains of the ancient defence, now much corroded; the few other cannon on the Bass were brought thither from Leith in 1822 to salute George IV. on his visit to Scotland. The king of Belgium visited the Bass in 1819.

About half-way up the acclivity of the rock, a little below the old exposed garden, are the interesting remains of a chapel, pretty entire; the wells for the fonts show that it was built prior to the Reformation. When the Bass became the Bastile of Scotland, the state prison for the persecuted Covenanters, this chapel was desecrated by being made the ammunition magazine for the garrison.

The Bass for many generations was the property of an ancient family styled Lauder of the Bass, one of whom is stated to have been a compatriot of Wallace.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Эта книга будет изготовлена в соответствии с Вашим заказом по технологии Print-on-Demand компанией ООО «Книга по Требованию». Print-on-Demand - это технология печати книг по Вашему заказу на цифровом типографском оборудовании. Книга, произведенная по технологии Print-on-Demand (POD) представляет собой классическую печатную книгу с соблюдением всех стандартов качества, от офсетной бумаги и плотного картона до качественного клея, используемого при изготовлении. Черно-белая текстовая или полноцветная иллюстрированная книга (в зависимости от исходного файла, подготовленного к печати) может быть изготовлена в разных вариантах: - в мягкой обложке (Клеевое Бесшвейное Скрепление); - скрепление скобой (для книг с небольшим количеством страниц); - в твердом переплете с клееным текстовым блоком; Материалы, используемые при производстве книги: - бумага текстового блока - офсетная (белая или кремовая) 80 г/м2 - мягкая обложка - бумага мелованная 250 г/м2; - ламинация обложки - матовая или глянцевая; - твердый переплет - картон 2 мм, каптал, белые форзацы, прямой корешок - сверхпрочный полимерный клей; - каждая книга упакована в термопленку. Каждый заказ обрабатывается в индивидуальном порядке: каждой книге, напечатанной по технологии Print-on-Demand, присваивается уникальный номер.

Читать далее