| Ref No | LDGSL/56/1/3 |
| Title | Map and sections showing the geology of Weymouth, Dorset |
| Date | 1811 |
| [1830] |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 map in case |
| Format | Map/section |
| Description | Geological colouring, with sections and notes, of the area around Weymouth, Dorset, by William Buckland and Henry Thomas De la Beche, [1830]. Base map is Ordnance Survey, one inch (Old Series) sheet no.17, by Lt Col Mudge, published 10 April 1811. Dissected and mounted on linen. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| Publication Note | The paper, which the map accompanied, was read before the Society, 2 & 16 April 1830, and published as: Buckland, W & H T De la Beche. "On the Geology of the Neighbourhood of Weymouth and the adjacent Parts of the Coast of Dorset", 'Transactions of the Geological Society of London' (2nd series) vol 4 (1835) pp1-46. Published plates are different to the above. |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray |
| CreatorName | BECHE | Sir | Henry Thomas De la | 1796-1855 | geologist |
| MUDGE | Richard Zachariah | 1790-1854 | surveyor |
| BUCKLAND | William | 1784-1856 | geologist |
| Term | Geological mapping |
| Cartography |