| Ref No | LDGSL/400/44 |
| Title | Painting, ‘A view of the strata which present themselves on the shore of Folkestone' |
| Date | 1811 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Format | Photograph/drawing/painting/print |
| Description | Watercolour painting, ‘A view of the strata which present themselves on the shore of Folkestone', by Robert FERGUSON, 1811.
A - Represents the chalk hills which are not sufficiently thrown back
B - The chalk cliffs in the direction of Dover
1 - The highest stratum is about 30 or 40 feet in breadth, and appears to be a Blackish clay stratum mixed with a little sand containing shells...
2 - A thick sand stone stratum containing thin strata in it more indurated than the rest containing some shells...
3 - A Black clay stratum about four feet thick, containing some shells and a little sand.
4 - A stratum of about a foot and a half thick, of coarse grained sand stone of a greenish colour containing small rounded fragments of a green argillaceous stone.
5 - A stratum similar to no.3 [from GSL/MUS/1/1/122]. |
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| Provenance | Presented to the Society by Robert Ferguson, 1 November 1811. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | The image correlates with the descriptions in GSL/MUS/1/1/122. |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam |
| CreatorName | FERGUSON | Robert | fl 1809-1840 | geologist |
| Subject | Stratigraphy |