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LDGSL - LDGSL - Deposited papers series

Ref No	LDGSL/450
Title	John Farey's four horizontal sections of England
Date	[1810]-1812
Level	File
Extent	4 items
Format	Map/section
Description	Coloured drawings made by unknown hand, copying four horizontal sections originally drawn by John Farey between 1807-1812: London to Brighton [c.1810]; Brampton,Chesterfield to Bolsover, Langwith [c.1810]; Ashover to Trusthorpe [c.1810]; and Isle of Wight to Petersfield, April 1812.
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Administrative History	John Farey is made a series of geological sections which were never published during his lifetime. However hand-drawn copies were circulated amongst the geological community. Farey's London to Brighton section, completed in 1807, was the first detailed cross-section to be prepared in England.
Provenance	Three of the sections were presented to the Society by George Bellas Greenough, 2 November 1810.
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language	English
Publication Note	See: Ford, T D. "First detailed geological sections across England by J Farey", 'Mercian Geologist' (1967).
ArchNote	Source: Torrens, H S, "John Farey (1766-1826), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Description by John Thackray, expanded by Caroline Lam.
CreatorName	FAREY \| John \| 1766-1826 \| geologist and surveyor
CreatorName	GREENOUGH \| George Bellas \| 1778-1855 \| geologist

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/8	GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist	1778-1855
DS/UK/9	FAREY; John (1766-1826); geologist and surveyor	1766-1826

Places

Code	PlaceName
NA37	East Midlands
NA245	Wealden district
NA246	Hampshire Basin

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