Ref NoLDGSL/947/6/A/1
TitleVolcanic islands marked on Wilkinson's 'Map of the World from the Latest Discoveries'
Date1793, [post 1825]
LevelItem
Extent1 sheet
FormatMap/section
DescriptionList of Volcanic islands, marked in red on the map, by George Bellas Greenough, [after 1825], on base 'Map of the World from the Latest Discoveries', engraved by W Harrison, published by Robert Wilkinson, 1793. Publisher's geographical colouring. Greenough no.7. Scale-Minute, 32cm x 49cm.
Administrative HistoryThere are two bibliographic references on the map. One is from an encyclopaedia, the other cites Leopold von Buch's publication on the Canary Islands, presumably 'Physicalische Beschreibung der Canarischen Inseln', (1825).
ProvenanceGreenough bequest
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray
CreatorNameGREENOUGH | George Bellas | 1778-1855 | geologist
WILKINSON | Robert | fl.1780-1825 | map-publisher
SubjectWorld maps
TermVolcanoes
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
DS/UK/842WILKINSON; Robert (fl.1780-1825); map-publisherfl.1780-1825
DS/UK/61BUCH; Christian Leopold Freiherr von (1774-1853); geologist and palaeontologist1774-1853
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