Ref NoLDGSL/979A/1
TitleGreenough's 'Geological Map of England & Wales' 1st edition
Date1819-1820
LevelSubSeries
Extent2 copies
FormatMap/section
DescriptionTwo complete sets of the first edition of George Bellas GREENOUGH's 'Geological Map of England and Wales', 1819/1820:

1) TS 1. 4 sheets, sectioned. Issue no.84. [conserved]
2) TS 1a. 4 sheets, section & mounted on linen. Issue no.10. [Linen is weak and beginning to split along the folds]
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Administrative HistoryThe first edition has an engraved publication date of November 1819, however the Map was not issued until May 1820.

Issue no.10 was produced specifically for the Society, no.84 was originally intended for Dr Wollaston but it was considered 'imperfect' and instead retained. In the minutes of the Map Committee (GSL/COM/MA/1) before the second edition was formally issued, in December it was ordered that an archive copy of the first edition should be produced. This map is not extant.
ProvenanceFrom Map Collection, removed to archives for security & preservation storage purposes in August 2016
ArrangementTS indicates the numbering given by Thomas Sheppard who listed the map collection in c.1917. The resulting list, which was never completed, was sent to the Society in 1931. Sheppard's list, which has been subsequently annotated by various Library staff, is at: GSL/LIB/2/6/5.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameGREENOUGH | George Bellas | 1778-1855 | geologist
SubjectGreenough's map of England and Wales
TermCartography
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
Places
CodePlaceName
NA296England
NA110Wales
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