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- 1008 - LDGSL/1008 - George Bellas Greenough Map Collection

Ref No	LDGSL/1008/175
Title	Map of South America
Date	1837-1840
Level	Item
Extent	4 sheets
Format	Map/section
Description	Incomplete map of South America, engraved by J & C Walker, published by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK), 1837-1840. Geological colouring 'colored from d'Orbigny', with geological notes and lists of fossils. Scale-1:7,000,000, each sheet 35cm x 42cm.
Provenance	Greenough bequest
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language	English
ArchNote	Description by John Thackray
CreatorName	Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge \| 1826-1848
CreatorName	J & C Walker \| fl 1820-1895 \| engravers, draughtsmen and map publishers

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/8	GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist	1778-1855
DS/UK/844	J & C Walker; fl 1820-1895; engravers, draughtsmen and map publishers	fl 1820-1895
DS/UK/633	Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge; 1826-1848	1826-1848
DS/UK/550	d'ORBIGNY; Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines (1802-1857); naturalist, explorer and paleontologist	1802-1857

Places

Code	PlaceName
NA389	South America

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