Date Note | Paper is watermarked 1816, and but contains a loose note dated Dec 1837 |
Description | Manuscript notes entitled 'Rocks arranged by county, volume 1’, containing notes on the various rock formations to be found in the counties of England, covering Bedfordshire to Cornwall, collated by George Bellas GREENOUGH,[1816-1837]. Includes some information on fossils, bibliographic references and some longer descriptions of strata with sketch sections.
Notably contains frequent references to strata which Greenough states is missing from 'Smith's map' [William Smith's 'A Delineation of the Strata of England and Wales...' (1815)]. |
Administrative History | The notes were likely collated as part of the research process for Greenough's 'Geological Map of England & Wales' (1820), |
CustodialHistory | Originally a bound volume, but binding has been removed during conservation process. Cover has been retained. |