Ref NoLDGSL/947/6/D/9/1
TitleGeological colouring on 'A Map of upwards of 25 miles round the town of Birmingham'
Date1798
[1829-1840]
Date NoteStyle of label, map is referenced on another from the 1830s
LevelItem
Extent1 sheet
FormatMap/section
DescriptionRough geological colouring, with pencil notes mainly on coal, by George Bellas Greenough, [1829-1840], on base 'A Map of upwards of 25 miles round the town of Birmingham', by James Sherriff, engraved by B Baker, of London and published by J Sherriff and William Faden, 1798. Greenough no.335. Scale-1:70,000. Dissected on cloth, 72.5 x 88cm.
Administrative HistoryLikely to have been used as part of the research for the second edition of George Bellas Greenough's 'Geological Map of England and 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.
CreatorNameFADEN | William | 1749-1836 | engraver and cartographer
SubjectGreenough's map of England and Wales
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
DS/UK/804FADEN; William (1749-1836); engraver and cartographer1749-1836
Places
CodePlaceName
NA119West Midlands
NA356Birmingham
NA296England
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