Ref NoLDGSL/1007/2
TitleMap of the Gulf of Finland
Date[1816-1819]
Date Note1816 watermark, predates 1819 Transaction paper
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatMap/section
DescriptionManuscript, watercolour sketch map of the 'Gulf of Finland, &c', which is unsigned but by William Thomas Horner Fox STRANGWAYS, [1816-1819]. Manuscript, key with 5 colours. Sectioned and on linen. 32 cm x 41 cm.
Administrative HistoryThe map may have been produced as a part of the research for the paper: Strangways, W T H F, "Geological Sketch of the Environs of Petersburg", 'Transactions of the Geological Society of London', Series 1, Vol 5 (1821), pp392-458, as the area is similar to the map produced as plate 28. Strangways was a diplomat who was posted to St Petersburg between December 1816-June 1820.
ProvenanceGreenough bequest
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray, revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameSTRANGWAYS | William Thomas Horner Fox | 4th Earl of Ilchester | 1795-1865 | diplomat and politician
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/168STRANGWAYS; William Thomas Horner Fox (1795-1865); 4th Earl of Ilchester; diplomat and politician1795-1865
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
Places
CodePlaceName
NA138Russia
NA139Finland
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