Ref NoLDGSL/947/6/A/3
TitleColouring on Arrowsmith's 'Hydrographical Chart of the World according to Wrights or Mercators Projection'
Date1811-[?1846]
Date NoteDate of base map, date of latest reference.
LevelItem
Extent4 sheets
FormatMap/section
DescriptionRough, hydrographical colouring, with numerous notes and bibliographic references on the history of islands, discoveries, winds, mountain heights, salt content of oceans and lakes, geology, etc, by George Bellas Greenough, [up to 1846?], on base 'Hydrographical Chart of the World according to Wrights or Mercators Projection', delineated by Aaron Arrowsmith, 1811. Greenough no. 2 Scale-1:13,000,000 (equatorial), 152cm x 248cm. Dissected on cloth.
Administrative HistoryThe majority of the bibliographic references derive from publications of the 1820s to 1830s, the latest seems to be Leopold von Buch's paper 'Die Baren-Inseln...' [Bear Island] submitted to the Royal Academy of Sciences, Berlin, 1846.
ProvenanceGreenough bequest
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray
CreatorNameGREENOUGH | George Bellas | 1778-1855 | geologist
ARROWSMITH | Aaron, the elder | 1750-1823 | cartographer and map publisher
SubjectHydrographical maps
World maps
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
DS/UK/805ARROWSMITH; Aaron, the elder (1750-1823); cartographer and map publisher1750-1823
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