Ref NoLDGSL/947/6/D/3/1
TitleGeological colouring on a map of North west England
Date1815
[c.1829-1840]
Date NoteDate of base map, likely dates of drafting 2nd edition, based on correspondence series and other maps
LevelItem
Extent1 sheet
FormatMap/section
DescriptionGeological colouring over the Lake District and its environs [Cumberland, Durham and Westmoreland], with notes and key by George Bellas Greenough, [c.1829-1840]. Base map is the north west sheet of Aaron Arrowsmith's 'Large Map of England', 1815. Greenough no. 2760. Scale-1:200,000, 64cm x 96cm. Dissected on cloth.
Administrative HistoryThomas Sheppard's list gives date of c.1835. The map is likely to have been used as part of the research/drafting of the second edition of George Bellas Greenough's 'Geological Map of England & Wales' (1840).
ProvenanceGreenough bequest, single sheet only is recorded in the 1860 Library Catalogue, although mistakenly listed as NE sheet.
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
ARROWSMITH | Aaron, the elder | 1750-1823 | cartographer and map publisher
SubjectGreenough's map of England and Wales
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
DS/UK/805ARROWSMITH; Aaron, the elder (1750-1823); cartographer and map publisher1750-1823
Places
CodePlaceName
NA72North England
NA77Cumberland
NA78Westmorland
NA6Durham
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