Rogers, William B & Rogers, Henry D.; Contributions to the Geology of the Tertiary Formations of Virginia. I. Geology of a Portion of the Peninsula Between the James and York Rivers. Transactions American Philosophical Society, Vol. 5, Philadelphia, 1837. Quarto, pp. 24, folded hand colored plate of five geological profiles.

The work is complete and in a modern archival folder. The binding is tight and clean, text is clean with light toning to plate and very small stain at inner gutter. In very very good condition.

An American geologist, chemist and physicist, William Rogers (1804-1882) was the brother of Henry D. Rogers. Henry was the Director of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Geological Surveys while William was first Director of the Virginia Geological Survey. The two brothers were also instrumental in the establishment of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Virginia was the fifth state to establish a geological survey. Efforts to establish the Virginia survey came from several prominent Virginia citizens, the Geological Society of Pennsylvania and several county legislators. The survey was established in 1835 and Rogers was appointed director.
In addition to the reports of the geological survey Rogers also published two papers in the American Philosophical Society on the Tertiary formations found in Virginia.