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TitleGeological colouring on 'Cary's Northumberland and Border Country'
Date[1831-1840]
Date NoteDate of referenced work, used for second edition of Greenough's map
LevelItem
Extent1 sheet
FormatMap/section
DescriptionGeological colouring, and copious geological notes, by George Bellas Greenough, [1831-1840] on base sheet showing Northumberland and Southern Scotland, from a larger map probably published by John Cary, [n.d.]. No Greenough number. Scale-1:115,000, 111cm x 138cm. Dissected on cloth.
Administrative HistoryThe latest bibliographic reference cited on the map is from the 'Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne', vol 1 (1831).

The map is likely to have formed part of the research for the second edition of Greenough's 'Geological Map of England & Wales' (1840).
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
CARY | John | 1755-1835 | cartographer
SubjectGreenough's map of England and Wales
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/647CARY; John (1755-1835); cartographer1755-1835
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
Places
CodePlaceName
NA94Northumberland
NA219Southern Uplands
NA67Scotland
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