Worthen Reports

These volumes are the publications of the original Geological Survey of Illinois (A.H. Worthen, Director).

These reports can be viewed online at The University of Chicago Library.

Vol. I. Geology: A.H. Worthen and assistants J.D. Whitney, Leo Lesquereux, and Henry Engelmann. 1866. 507 p., 11 pls. Contents: Physical Features, General Principles, Surface Geology, Stratigraphical Geology, and Coal Measures, by A.H. Worthen; Geology of the lead region, by J. D. Whitney; Reports on the Coal Fields and on the Prairies, by Leo Lesquereux; Chemical Report, by J.V.Z. Blaney; Geology of Randolph, St. Clair, Madison, and Hancock Counties, by A.H. Worthen; Geology of Hardin County, by A.H. Worthen and Henry Engelmann; Geology of Johnson, Pulaski, Massac, and Pope Counties, by Henry Engelmann. ...(OUT OF PRINT)

Vol. II. Palaeontology: 1866. 476 p., 50 pls., 39 text figs. Descriptions of Vertebrates: J.S. Newberry and A.H. Worthen. Descriptions of Invertebrates: F.B. Meek and A.H. Worthen. Descriptions of Plants: Leo Lesquereux. Contents: Brief Introduction of the Correlation of the Bedrock Formations in the State; Descriptions and Illustrations of the Fossilized Remains of New Species of Vertebrates, Invertebrates, and Plants that Occur in the Carboniferous Formations in Illinois. ... (OUT OF PRINT)

Vol. III. Geology and Palaeontology: 1868. 581 p., 20 pls., numerous text figs. Geology: A.H. Worthen and assistants Henry Engelmann, H.C. Freeman, and H.M. Bannister. Palaeontology: F.B. Meek and A.H. Worthen. Contents: Coal Measures and Lower Carboniferous Limestone, and Geology of Alexander, Union, Jackson, Perry, Jersey, Greene, and Scott Counties, by A.H. Worthen; Geology of Washington, Clinton, Marion, and Jefferson Counties, by Henry Engelmann; Geology of Cook County, by H.M. Bannister; Geology of La Salle County, by H.C. Freeman; Palaeontology of Illinois, Consisting of Descriptions and Illustrations of Invertebrate Fossils in all the Paleozoic Formations, by F.B. Meek and A.H. Worthen (Insects, by S.H. Scudder); Chemical Analyses, by J.V.Z. Blaney. ... (OUT OF PRINT)

Vol. IV. Geology and Palaeontology: 1870. 513 p., 31 pls. Geology: A.H. Worthen and assistants H.M. Bannister, Frank H. Bradley, and H.A. Green. Palaeontology: J.S. Newberry, A.H. Worthen, and Leo Lesquereux. Contents: Geology of Calhoun, Pike, Adams, Brown, Schuyler, and Fulton Counties, by A.H. Worthen; Geology of De Kalb, Kane, Du Page, McHenry, Lake, Kendall, Morgan, Cass, Menard, Tazewell, McLean, Logan, and Mason Counties, by H.M. Bannister; Geology of Grundy, Will, Kankakee, Iroquois, Vermilion, Champaign, Edgar, and Ford Counties, by F.H. Bradley; Geology of Henderson, Warren, Mercer, Knox, Stark, and Woodford Counties, by H.A. Green; Palaeontology of Illinois, Including Descriptions and Illustrations of Vertebrate Fossils, by J.S. Newberry and A.H. Worthen, and of fossil plants, by Leo Lesquereux. ... (OUT OF PRINT)

Vol. V. Geology and Palaeontology: 1873. 622 p., 32 pls. Geology: A.H. Worthen and James Shaw. Palaeontology: F.B. Meek and A.H. Worthen. Contents: Geology of Northwestern Illinois and Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Carroll, Winnebago, Boone, Ogle, Lee, Whiteside, Bureau, Henry, Marshall, and Putnam Counties, by James Shaw; Geology of Rock Island County, by A.H. Worthen and James Shaw; Geology of Peoria, McDonough, Monroe, Macoupin, and Sangamon Counties, by A.H. Worthen; Descriptions and Illustrations of Invertebrate Fossils from the Carboniferous Formations, by F.B. Meek and A.H. Worthen. ... (OUT OF PRINT)

Vol. VI. Geology and Palaeontology: 1875. 538 p., 33 pls. Geology: A.H. Worthen and assistants G.C. Broadhead and E.T. Cox. Palaeontology: Orestes St. John, A.H. Worthen, and F.B. Meek. Contents: Geology of Coal Measures (Summary) and of Clark, Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, Edwards, White, Hamilton, Wayne, Clay, Cumberland, Coles, Douglas, Williamson, and Franklin Counties, by A.H. Worthen; Geology of Bond, Fayette, Montgomery, Christian, Shelby, Effingham, Moultrie, Macon, and Piatt Counties, by G.C. Broadhead; Geology of Gallatin and Saline Counties, by E.T. Cox; Geology of Livingston County, by H.C. Freeman; Descriptions and Illustration of Fossil Fishes, by Orestes St. John and A.H. Worthen; Descriptions and Illustrations of Invertebrate Fossils from the Paleozoic Formations, by A.H. Worthen and F.B. Meek. (Accompanied by a geological map of the state.) ... (OUT OF PRINT)

Vol. VII. Geology and Palaeontology: 1883. 374 p., 31 pls. Geology: A.H. Worthen. Palaeontology: A.H. Worthen, Orestes St. John, and S.A. Miller. Contents: Economical Geology, by A.H. Worthen; Descriptions and Illustrations of Fossil Fishes in the Carboniferous Formations, by Orestes St. John and A.H. Worthen; Descriptions and Illustrations of Invertebrate Fossils, by A.H. Worthen and S.A. Miller. ... (OUT OF PRINT)

Vol. VIII. Geology and Palaeontology: edited by Joshua Lindahl. 1890. 879 p., 78 pls. bound separately, geologic map in text volume. Geology: A.H. Worthen. Palaeontology: A.H. Worthen, Charles Wachsmuth, Frank Springer, E.O. Ulrich, and Oliver Everett. Contents: Drift Deposits of Illinois and Economic Geology, by A.H. Worthen; Descriptions and Illustrations of Fossil Invertebrates, by A.H. Worthen, of Fossil Crinoids and Blastoids, by Charles Wachsmuth and Frank Springer, and of Fossil Sponges and Fossil Bryozoa, by E.O. Ulrich and Oliver Everett; appendix consisting of Bibliography of A.H. Worthen, by N.W. Bliss and C.A. White, and General Index to the Eight Volumes, by Joshua Lindahl. ... (OUT OF PRINT)

Economical Geology of Illinois: A.H. Worthen. Reprinted from the original reports of the Geological Survey, with additions and emendations. 1882. 3 vols:

• Vol. I. 541 p. Contents: Physical Features, General Principles, Surface Geology, Stratigraphical Geology, and Coal Measures, by A.H. Worthen; Geology of the Lead Region, by J.D. Whitney; Report on the Coal Fields, by A.H. Worthen; Report on the Prairies, by Leo Lesquereux; Chemical Report, by J.V.Z. Blaney; Geology of Randolph, St. Clair, Madison, and Hancock Counties, by A.H. Worthen; Geology of Hardin County, by A.H. Worthen and Henry Engelmann; Geology of Johnson, Pulaski, Massac, and Pope Counties, by Henry Engelmann; Geology of Pope, Alexander, Union, and Jackson Counties, by A.H. Worthen. ... (OUT OF PRINT)
• Vol. II. 615 p. Contents: Geology of Perry, Jersey, Greene, and Scott, Counties, by A.H. Worthen; Geology of Washington, Clinton, Marion, and Jefferson Counties, by Henry Engelmann; Geology of Cook County, by H.M. Bannister; Geology of La Salle County, by H.C. Freeman; Geology of Calhoun, Pike, Adams, Brown, Schuyler, and Fulton Counties, by A.H. Worthen; Geology of De Kalb, Kane, Du Page, McHenry, Lake, Kendall, Morgan, Cass, Menard, Tazewell, McLean, Logan, and Mason Counties, by H.M. Bannister; Geology of Grundy, Will, Kankakee, Iroquois, Vermilion, Champaign, Ford, and Edgar Counties, by Frank H. Bradley; Geology of Henderson, Warren, Mercer, Knox, Stark, and Woodford Counties, by H.A. Green. ... (OUT OF PRINT)
• Vol. III. 596 p. Contents: Geology of Northwestern Illinois, Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Carroll, Winnebago, Boone, Ogle, Lee, Whiteside, Bureau, Henry, Marshall, and Putnam Counties, by James Shaw; Geology of Rock Island County, by A.H. Worthen and James Shaw; Geology of Peoria, McDonough, Monroe, Macoupin, Sangamon, Clark, Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, Edwards, White, Hamilton, Wayne, Clay, Cumberland, Coles, Douglas, Williamson, and Franklin Counties, by A.H. Worthen; Geology of Bond, Fayette, Montgomery, Christian, Shelby, Effingham, Moultrie, Macon, and Piatt Counties, by G.C. Broadhead; geology of Gallatin, and Saline Counties, by E.T. Cox; Geology of Livingston County, by H.C. Freeman. ... (OUT OF PRINT)

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