Ref NoLDGSL/238
TitleMaps and view of glacial features in the south of Scotland
Date[1862-1864]
Date NoteFrom information in published paper
LevelFile
Extent3ms sheets & 2 proofs
FormatMap/section
DescriptionArtwork for the paper Young, J. "On the Former Existence of Glaciers in the High Grounds of the South of Scotland", 'Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society', vol 20 (1864), pp452-462, comprising:

1) Fig 1. 'Sketch map of Glacier-Valleys of Peebleshire', manuscript tracing with hand colouring, taken from sheets 16 & 24 of the Ordnance Survey, [1862-1864].
2) Fig 2. 'Map of the Glacier Moraines of Loch Skene', by Archibald GEIKIE, ink drawing, with hand colouring, [1862].
3) Wood engraving proof print of Fig 2 based on the above.
4) Fig 3. Pencil drawing of the 'Moraines in Upper Talla [Valley], view from the North', by Archibald GEIKIE, [1862].
5) Wood engraving proof print of Fig 3 based on the above.
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LanguageEnglish
Publication NoteFrom a communication read before the Society, 22 June 1864, and published as: Young, J. "On the Former Existence of Glaciers in the High Grounds of the South of Scotland", 'Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society', vol 20 (1864), pp452-462. All items published.
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray, revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameYOUNG | John | 1835-1902 | natural historian and geologist
GEIKIE | Archibald | 1835-1924 | geologist and historian
SubjectGlacial geomorphology
Previous referenceLDGSL 238
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/497YOUNG; John (1835-1902); natural historian and geologist1835-1902
DS/UK/13GEIKIE; Archibald (1835-1924); geologist and historian1835-1924
Places
CodePlaceName
NA219Southern Uplands
NA67Scotland
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