Geological_map_-_William_Smith,_1815_-_BL.jpg


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William Smith
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William Smith's geological map of 1815, called A Delineation of the Strata of England and Wales, with part of Scotland. It was the first geological map of this type.

1800 x 2576 mm.; British statute miles, 30[ = 155 mm].
Date 1815
date QS:P571,+1815-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
institution QS:P195,Q23308
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Maps.*1180.(20)
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Image taken from A delineation of the Strata of England and Wales, with part of Scotland; exhibiting the Collieries and Mines, the Marshes and Fen Lands originally overflowed by the sea, and the varieties of Soil ... By W. Smith. (Geological Table of British Organized Fossils.--Memoir. pp. 51.) British statute miles, 30[ = 155 mm]

Originally published/produced in London : J. Cary, 1815.

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