Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Geographical Distribution of Drift
A framed world map centres on the Atlantic and marks regions associated with drift deposits. Its printed heading identifies the Geographical Distribution of the Drift. Donnelly uses the map while developing his theory of a catastrophic comet encounter. The illustration records his nineteenth-century presentation of the evidence, distinct from acceptance of the explanation he proposed.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Geographical Distribution of Drift" [editorial title]. In Ragnarok: The Age of Fire and Gravel, Ignatius Donnelly. Eleventh edition, 1887, R. S. Peale and Company. Source scan leaf 6. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0043-0004
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Illustrator not identified. The Geographical Distribution of Drift. Ragnarok: The Age of Fire and Gravel. Scan leaf 6. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0043-0004