Sir William Jardine and the Ichnology of Annandale. Issue 4 (2nd October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pemberton, S. George; Pemberton, Erin A.
• Is Part Of: Ichnos. Volume 25:Issue 4(2018)
• Page Start: 323
• Page End: 335
• Publication Date: 2018-10-02
• Subjects: History of ichnology -- Sir William Jardine -- Ichnology of Annandale -- Vertebrate tracks; Ichnology -- Periodicals; Trace fossils -- Periodicals; 560.5
• DOI: 10.1080/10420940.2017.1380006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1042-0940

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Sir William Jardine was a polymath; he was one of the world's foremost ornithologists, and ichthyologists, as well as a knowledgeable geologist, entomologist and botanist. He was a talented and skilled artist and engraver and a keen hunter and fisherman. He was also the author of the book The Ichnology of Annandale that represents the first book ever published on the subject of ichnology. It was here in this volume that Jardine coined the word ichnology. It is also one of the rarest ichnology publications, as it is believed that only 135–140 copies were ever printed. This volume remains the most lavishly illustrated book in vertebrate ichnology literature. This paper discusses the work of Jardine, the finds from his estate and his role in defining ichnology as a science.