Ref NoLDGSL/947/6/D/11/8
Title'Map of the Coal-Basins of Bristol and the Forest of Dean'
Date1824, 1836
LevelSub Sub Series
Extent1 sheet
FormatMap/section
DescriptionCopy of 'Map of the Coal-Basins of Bristol and the Forest of Dean', published in the paper Buckland, W, & W D Conybeare, "Observations on the South-western Coal District of England", 'Transactions of the Geological Society of London', Series 2, vol 1 (1824). No Greenough number but an annotation in pencil by him "has been transferred to Ordnance Map Oct 1836". On linen.
Administrative HistoryThe annotation appears to indicate that the map formed part of the research for the second edition of Greenough's 'Geological Map of England and Wales' (1840).
CustodialHistoryItem was part of the Map collection but tranferred in August 2019.
ProvenanceLikely to have been part of the Greenough bequest.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameBUCKLAND | William | 1784-1856 | geologist and dean of Westminster
CONYBEARE | William Daniel | 1787-1857 | geologist and dean of Llandaff
GREENOUGH | George Bellas | 1778-1855 | geologist
SubjectGreenough's map of England and Wales
TermCoal
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
DS/UK/11BUCKLAND; William (1784-1856); geologist and dean of Westminster1784-1856
DS/UK/173CONYBEARE; William Daniel (1787-1857); geologist and dean of Llandaff1787-1857
Places
CodePlaceName
NA121Forest of Dean
NA88Gloucestershire
NA35Bristol
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