COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Greenough, George Bellas, (1778-1855)
Date:
1839
Short Title:
W. Sheet. A Physical and Geological Map of England and Wales.
Publisher:
Geological Society
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Case Map
Obj Height cm:
64
Obj Width cm:
81
Scale 1:
380,160
Note:
Greenough first published this map in 1820, then this second edition in 1839, and a final third posthumous edition in 1865. Greenough drew heavily on William Smith's Geological map of England and Wales but did not credit him until the third edition. There are several differences between the Greenough and Smith maps: Greenough delineates the topography and Smith does not, and Greenough's scale is 6 miles to the inch vs Smith at 5 miles to the inch. There were also differences underlying the geology of both maps. Greenough made significant revisions to this second edition and to the final third edition. Following the publication of the first 1820 edition, there was a continuing dispute between Greenough and Smith as to Greenough's uncredited use of Smith's map. The N.E. sheet is from a different copy as is the Index of Colours which was both pasted on the map in some copies and issued separately in others - both are present here. Although it appears that the index of colors that is pasted onto the W. Sheet of this copy is an early version of the index of colors that appears on the 1865 third edition. It does not actually represent the colors used on the map so may have been added afterwards, incorrectly. The separate sheet Index of Colours is the correct index for colors in this second edition.
Country:
England
Country:
Wales
Subject:
Geology
Full Title:
W. Sheet. A Physical and Geological Map of England and Wales By G.B. Greenough Esq. President of the Geological Society of London. At its Establishment and at subsequent periods: President of the Royal Geographical Society of London &c. First Edition No. 1st 1819. Second Edition Novr. 1st 1839.
List No:
10496.005
Series No:
5
Publication Author:
Greenough, George Bellas, (1778-1855)
Pub Date:
1839
Pub Title:
A Physical and Geological Map of England and Wales By G.B. Greenough Esq. President of the Geological Society of London. At its Establishment and at subsequent periods: President of the Royal Geographical Society of London &c. First Edition No. 1st 1819. Second Edition Novr. 1st 1839.
Pub Reference:
John Farey, Philosophical Magazine, 3 May 1815; Whatever is Under the Earth: G. L. Herries Davies, The Geological Society of London 1807-2007 (London: Geological Society of London, 2007); Simon Winchester, The Map That Changed the World: A Tale of Rocks, Ruin and Redemption (London: Penguin, 2002).
Pub List No:
10496.000
Pub Type:
Case Map
Pub Height cm:
22
Pub Width cm:
14
Image No:
10496005.jp2
Authors:
Greenough, George Bellas, (1778-1855)
Link To Source
W. Sheet. A Physical and Geological Map of England and Wales.
