Ref NoLDGSL/947/6/D/2/2
TitleGeological colouring on Walker's 'Map of Cumberland'
Date1836-[1840]
Date NoteDate of base map, used for 2nd edition of Greenough's map
LevelItem
Extent1 sheet
FormatMap/section
DescriptionGeological colouring with written key by George Bellas Greenough, [1836-1840] on base map 'Cumberland' by J & C Walker, published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co, 1836. Greenough no.2738. Scale-1:300,000, 42cm x 36cm. Dissected on cloth.
Administrative HistoryThe map is likely to have been used for drafting the second edition of George Bellas Greenough's 'Geological Map of England and Wales' (1840), as the colours and formations are very similar.
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
SubjectGreenough's map of England and Wales
Previous referenceLDGSL/1008/30
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
Places
CodePlaceName
NA77Cumberland
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