Date Note | Date for the Glarus map from the Zentralbibliothek Zurich catalogue. |
Description | Geological maps and sections of the Cantons of Zurich and Glarus, Switzerland, comprising:
1) Eduard GRONEN and Heinrich SULZER, 'Canton Glarus', St Gallen: Huber & Co, [1846]. Hand coloured, lithographed geological map with key. 2 copies, one sectioned on linen.
2) Sections/profiles across Switzerland relating to unknown map, J Wurster & Co, Winterthur, [before 1851]. Hand coloured, lithograph. 2 copies, one on linen.
3) Heinrich KELLER, 'Canton Zürich [Geologische Karte]'. Zurich: Hrh. Keller (1848). [ca. 1:100,000]. Hand coloured, lithographed geological map with key. [In German]. On linen. |
CustodialHistory | One copy of the map of Glarus and sections were in the archives. However according to the donation list in the Quarterly Journal, Murchison also gave a map of the Canton of Zurich. The secondary copies of the maps of Zurich and Glarus were mounted in a similar way so all have been transferred from the Map collection to be added to this series, May 2025. |