Ref NoLDGSL/947/6/D/11/2
TitleWilliam Smith's geological cross sections through southern England
Date[1819]
LevelFile
Extent4 printed sheets
FormatMap/section
DescriptionGeorge Bellas Greenough's copies of four of William SMITH's geological cross sections through different parts of southern England, printed by John Cary, [1819]. All have been trimmed down, dissected and mounted on linen.

1) 'Geological view and section through Dorsetshire and Somersetshire to Taunton on the road through Yeovil to Wimborn Minster &c', [1 May 1819].
2) 'Geological view and section in Essex and Hertfordshire' & Geological view and section of the country between London and Cambridge', [1 May 1819].
3) Section of the strata through Hampshire and Wiltshire to Bath on the road from Bath to Salisbury', [1 May 1819].
4) 'Geological view and section of Norfolk' & 'Geological view and section through Suffolk and Ely', [1 May 1819].
CustodialHistoryIn Thomas Sheppard's map list, there are 6 sections. Two - London to Snowdon and Surry and Sussex - are not extant.
ProvenanceGreenough bequest
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
Related MaterialA full set of the sections can be found at: LDGSL/746.
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray, revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameSMITH | William | 1769-1839 | civil engineer and geologist
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/22SMITH; William (1769-1839); civil engineer and geologist1769-1839
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
Places
CodePlaceName
NA128East Anglia
NA246Hampshire Basin
NA132Southeast England
NA152Southwest England
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