Ref NoLDGSL/947/1/VERNON
TitleLetter from William V VERNON to George Bellas Greenough
Date[1828-1831]
Date NoteWmk 1824, Adoption of 'Harcourt in 1831', also refers to William Smith's employment (1828-1834) with Sir John Johnstone & John Phillips as keeper of the YPS (until 1834).
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DescriptionLetter from William Venables VERNON [later William Venables Vernon Harcourt], London, to George Bellas Greenough, [1828-1831]. Re: Has finally had time to look at the Yorkshire sheets of Greenough's map he is responsible for and has also shown them to John Phillips, suggests that William Smith has much information in his possession on the subject but is slow in making it public, recommends consulting Smith's County maps of Yorkshire and Westmorland.
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LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray, revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameHARCOURT | William Venables Vernon | 1789-1871 | founder of the British Association for the Advancement of Science
SubjectGreenough's map of England and Wales
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
DS/UK/386HARCOURT; William Venables Vernon (1789-1871); founder of the British Association for the Advancement of Science1789-1871
DS/UK/22SMITH; William (1769-1839); civil engineer and geologist1769-1839
DS/UK/11BUCKLAND; William (1784-1856); geologist and dean of Westminster1784-1856
DS/UK/19PHILLIPS; John (1800-1874); geologist1800-1874
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