Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Greenough, George Bellas, 1778-1855
Title:
A geological map of England & Wales / by G.B. Greenough ... ; drawn by T. Webster ; engraved by S. Neele & Son.
Published / Created:
London : Published under the direction of the Geological Society by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, Paternoster Row, November 1st, 1819 [that is, 1820]
Physical Description:
1 map on 4 sheets : hand-colored, mounted on linen ; 192 x 162 cm, sheets 96 x 81 cm, folded to 32 x 27 cm, in portfolio 36 x 28 cm + 1 book ([2], 17, [1] pages ; 33 cm)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Maps & Atlas (printed)
Scale:
Scale ca. 1:362,000 -- (W 6°22ʹ--E 2°24ʹ/N 55°44ʹ--N 49°50ʹ)
Notes:
BEIN Covers 32ca +1819: Inscription on front wrapper of text, "Yale College Library."
Subject Terms:
Geology -- Great Britain -- Maps. | Geology, Stratigraphic. | Great Britain -- Description and travel. | Yale College (1718-1887). Library -- Inscription. | Gibson, William Sidney, 1814-1871 -- Bookplate.
Form/Genre:
Maps. | Geological maps. | Hand coloring.
Contributors:
Greenough, George Bellas, 1778-1855. Memoir of a geological map of England. | Webster, Thomas, 1800-1886, ill. | Geological Society of London, publisher. | Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, publisher. | Neele & Son, engraver.