Ref NoLDGSL/947/6/H/5
Title'Uppdráttr Íslands: á fjórum blöðum' [Topographic map of Iceland]
Date[1848]
Date NoteAlthough dated 1844, the map was not issued until 1848
LevelItem
Extent2 sheets
FormatMap/section
DescriptionGunnlaugsson, Björn and Olsen, Olaf Nikolas, 'Uppdráttr Íslands: á fjórum blöðum'' Íslenzka Bókmentafèlagi [Topographic map of Iceland], dated 1844, but not issued until 1848. Sectioned and on linen, title sheet & map mounted separately. Publisher's colouring. Greenough no.1117.
CustodialHistoryTitle sheet only was catalogued in the Library catalogue. The rest of the map, which was considered non-geological and therefore removed from the collection, was found in the Map Room in 2017.
ProvenanceGreenough bequest. Transferred from Map collection, 2017 & 2019.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only, Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageIcelandic
ArchNoteDescription by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameOLSEN | Olaf Nikolas | 1794-1848 | military cartographer
GUNNLAUGSSON | Björn | 1788-1876 | mathematician and cartographer
Previous referenceLDGSL/1008/204
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
DS/UK/2170GUNNLAUGSSON; Björn (1788-1876); mathematician and cartographer1788-1876
DS/UK/2171OLSEN; Olaf Nikolas (1794-1848); military cartographer1794-1848
Places
CodePlaceName
NA393Iceland
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