Ref NoLDGSL/947/6/H/3
TitleMap 'Geognostik karta ofver Medlersta och Sodra Delarne av Sverige' [Geognostic map over the middle and southern parts of Sweden]
Date[1834]-1854
LevelItem
Extent2 copies
FormatMap/section
DescriptionTwo copies of the map 'Geognostik karta ofver Medlersta och Sodra Delarne av Sverige' [Geognostic map over the middle and southern parts of Sweden], by William Hisinger, engraved by C Anderson, [1834]. Publisher's geological colouring. Scale-1:800,000. Dissected on cloth.

1) Labelled 'Sweden Hisinger's (geol:cold) and an immense quantity of Geol Notes geological in the is map the heights are not represented'. Copious pencil notes by George Bellas Greenough, [1834-1854], mostly listing fossils. Greenough no.1156.

2) Labelled 'Hisinger's Geognostik karta ofver Medlersta och Sodra Delarne af Sverige'. Annotated with two tables by Greenough, listing the areas of Chalk and Greensand, which he has dated April 1854. On the back of the map are Greenough's usual listing of lakes, rivers, etc. Greenough no.1182
Administrative HistoryThe second copy is marked with geological periods, such as 'Upper Silurian'.
ProvenanceGreenough bequest. The second copy was transferred from Map collection, July 2019.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageSwedish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray, revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameHISINGER | William | 1766-1852 | mineralogist
GREENOUGH | George Bellas | 1778-1855 | geologist
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
DS/UK/2160HISINGER; William (1766-1852); mineralogist1766-1852
Places
CodePlaceName
NA46Sweden
NA355Scandinavia
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