Ref NoLDGSL/947/6/D/9/7
TitleGeological colouring on Charles Smith's 'A New Map of the County of Warwick'
Date1808
[?1829-1840]
Date NoteDate of base map; given span date of similar maps in this series
LevelItem
Extent1 sheet in case
FormatMap/section
DescriptionGeological colouring, with copious notes and written sections mainly about collieries & quarries with references to their owners, by George Bellas Greenough', [?1829-1840] on base 'A New Map of the County of Warwick divided into Hundreds' (2nd ed), published by Charles Smith, 1808. Greenough no.292. Scale-1:100,000. Dissected on cloth in case, 58 x 63cm.
Administrative HistoryThere are no bibliographic sources given on the map, but the multiple references to the owners of quarries and collieries may indicate that they were the source of the information.

The map may have been used as part of the research for the second edition of 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.
CreatorNameSMITH | Charles | 1800-1852 | map seller
SubjectGreenough's map of England and Wales
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
DS/UK/178SMITH; Charles (1800-1852); map seller1800-1852
Places
CodePlaceName
NA117Warwickshire
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