Ref NoLDGSL/947/6/R/12
TitleGeological colouring on Horsburgh's 'The Indian Atlas'
Date1827-1849
[1843-1852]
LevelItem
Extent35 sheets + index
FormatMap/section
DescriptionFull geological colouring with notes and lists by George Bellas Greenough, [1843-1852] on an incomplete copy of 'The Indian Atlas', engraved by J & C Walker, published by J Horsburgh, 1827-1849. Scale-1:260,000, 66cm x 100cm. Dissected on cloth. Greenough no.221.

Sheets extant:
Index; 42-44, 47-50, 56, 58-63, 65-70 (2 x sheet 70, one dated 1827 showing the incomplete base mapping, the later complete sheet is dated 1849) 72, 75-81, 89, 94-95, 107-109.
Administrative HistoryThe sheets of the map were issued separately between 1827-1862, hence why Greenough held an incomplete set.
ProvenanceGreenough bequest
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
Related MaterialAround 40 of Greenough's other sheets from the Atlas were donated to the Royal Geographical Society in 1856.
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameGREENOUGH | George Bellas | 1778-1855 | geologist
J & C Walker | fl 1820-1895 | engravers, draughtsmen and map publishers
Previous referenceLDGSL/1008/163
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
DS/UK/844J & C Walker; fl 1820-1895; engravers, draughtsmen and map publishersfl 1820-1895
Places
CodePlaceName
NA165India
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