| Description | Geological colouring, with notes mainly on coal and quarries, by George Bellas Greenough, [1836-1840], on base 'A Topographical Map of the County of Stafford' (2nd ed), by William Yates, published by William Faden, 1799. Greenough no.284. Scale-1:63,360, 182cm x 122cm. Dissected on cloth, in case. Dimensions of sheets: 52 x 62cm; 105 x 62cm; 79 x 62cm (x2) [overall c.182cm x 122cm.] |
| Administrative History | The map references William Hawkes Smith's book 'Birmingham and its Vicinity', (1836). Hawkes Smith was also in correspondence with Greenough, see: LDGSL/947/1/SMITH.
The map is likely to have been used as part of the research into the second edition of Greenough's 'Geological Map of England & Wales', (1840). |