Ref NoLDGSL/947/6/F/2
TitleNimmo's Geological map of Connemara, Ireland
Date[?1813], [post 1835]
Date NoteClifton Village founded c.1812, Greenough visited area with Nimmo in 1813
LevelItem
Extent1 map
FormatMap/section
DescriptionManuscript, hand coloured geological map of Connemara, Ireland, by Alexander NIMMO, [?1813]. Dissected on cloth, captioned by George Bellas Greenough 'Nimmo, Conemara'.
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Administrative HistoryOn the top left of the map is a reference, perhaps in Greenough's hand, to the Silurian geology [which dates it to around or after 1835], but this is not reflected in the key.
ProvenanceGreenough bequest
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray, revised by Caroline Lam.
CreatorNameNIMMO | Alexander | 1783-1832 | civil engineer
GREENOUGH | George Bellas | 1778-1855 | geologist
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/797NIMMO; Alexander (1783-1832); civil engineer1783-1832
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
Places
CodePlaceName
NA334Connaught
NA336Ireland
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