Ref NoLDGSL/713/2/3
TitleOrdnance Survey sheet no.47, annotated with geological lines, notes and colouring
Date[?1830s-1840s]
[1862-1872]
Date NotePossibly later reprints
LevelSub Sub Series
Extent2 maps
FormatMap/section
DescriptionMaps of Essex, annotated with geological lines, notes and colouring by Searles Valentine WOOD jnr, used as field maps during research into glacial deposits in the south-east of England, [1862-1872]. Base maps are Ordnance Survey, one inch (Old Series) quarter sheets no.47 (NE Sudbury; SE Braintree). Dissected and mounted on linen.

One of the maps includes two letters from William Herbert Dalton of the Geological Survey regarding the loan of the maps and discussion over their contents, 1872.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameWOOD | Searles Valentine, the younger | 1830-1884 | geologist
DALTON | William Herbert | 1848-1929 | geological surveyor
SubjectPleistocene
TermGeological surveys
Geological mapping
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/103WOOD; Searles Valentine, the younger (1830-1884); geologist1830-1884
DS/UK/309DALTON; William Herbert (1848-1929); geological surveyor1848-1929
Places
CodePlaceName
NA125Essex
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