Abhandlungen Vol. I-III (1852-1856), large 4to, illustrated by many fine lithographic plates (some tinted): Vol. I (1852) and Vol. II (1855) contain a number of major contributions on the Geology, Palaeozoology and Palaeobotany of Austria-Hungary, including articles by Constantin Ettingshausen on fossil flora of Central Europe; Vol. III (1856) contains a single work - 'Die Fossilen Mollusken des Tertiaer-Beckens von Wien. Vol. I. Univalven' by Moriz Hörnes.
Jahrbuch Vol. I-XI (1850-1860), roy. 8vo, contains many papers on the geology, mineralogy, and palaeontology, mainly of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and are illustrated by maps (some folding, some colour), plates and text figures. Included at the end of the Jahrgang IX, X & XI (1858-1860) of the Jahrbuch are the first three volumes of Verhandlungen der K.K. Geologischen Reichanstalt.
Cat. BM(NH) 1, p. 75.
The Kaiserlich-Königliche Geologische Reichsanstalt (Imperial Geological Survey) was founded in Vienna in 1849, with the noted Austrian geologist and mineralogist Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger (1795-1871) as director. The Abhandlungen der k.k. Geologischen Reichsanstalt commenced publication in 1852. The early monographic volumes are now exceptionally rare. The Reichsanstalt carried out a geological survey of all the territories of the Habsburg Empire, resulting in a unifying geological map published in 1867.
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