| Administrative History | Topley (1841-1894) is an important figure in late 19th Century geology: from positions in the Geological Survey and Council of the Geological Society, to editor of the Geological Record and President of the Geologist's Association, 'his services were in constant demand' . He was principally noted for his interpretation of the geology of the Weald, the results of which were published as a memoir of the Geological Survey in 1875.
Topley produced the Geological Model in collaboration with J B Jordan of the Mining Records Office; the topography was charted by John Bartholomew and embossed by Henry F Brion. On a scale of 4 miles to the inch horizontally and 2000 feet to the inch vertically, the map measures 25 inches by 17 inches. It was published by Edward Stanford, of Charing Cross, and sold for £1 10s. |