Ref NoLDGSL/1008/175
TitleMap of South America
Date1837-1840
LevelItem
Extent4 sheets
FormatMap/section
DescriptionIncomplete 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.
ProvenanceGreenough bequest
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray
CreatorNameSociety for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge | 1826-1848
J & C Walker | fl 1820-1895 | engravers, draughtsmen and map publishers
Previous referenceLDGSL 1008/175
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
DS/UK/844J & C Walker; fl 1820-1895; engravers, draughtsmen and map publishersfl 1820-1895
DS/UK/633Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge; 1826-18481826-1848
DS/UK/550d'ORBIGNY; Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines (1802-1857); naturalist, explorer and paleontologist1802-1857
Places
CodePlaceName
NA389South America
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