Ref NoLDGSL/947/6/D/1/3
TitleNotes on coal mines on 'General Map shewing the situation of the Tyne Collieries'
Date[1831]
[post 1838]
Date Notewmk of 1831 on base map, date of reference on map
LevelItem
Extent1 sheet
FormatMap/section
DescriptionManuscript coloured lines indicating the course of coal seams, with lists of collieries and other notes made by George Bellas Greenough, [1838 or after] on lithographed base map 'General Map shewing the situation of the Tyne Collieries and the principal roads and waggon ways', [1831]. No Greenough number. Scale-1:63,360, 55cm x 49cm.
Administrative HistoryThe notes on the map cite two main bibliographic sources: Hutton et al in 'Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne', vol 1 (1831); and sections presented to the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne by John Buddle, esq, in 1838.
ProvenanceGreenough bequest
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray, revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameGREENOUGH | George Bellas | 1778-1855 | geologist
TermCoal
Coal mines
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
DS/UK/1605BUDDLE; John (1773-1843); mining engineer1773-1843
Places
CodePlaceName
NA94Northumberland
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