AN 1865 GREENOUGH (GEORGE BELLAS) GEOLOGICAL MAP OF ENGLAND AND WALES Hand coloured 3rd edition map of England and Wales by George Bellas Esq F.R.S, President of the Geological Society, published 1865 by the Geological Society of London. Based on the original 1815 map by William Smith. Hand coloured map comprising eighty pages, all sectionalised. This is a very scarce map, as it was the first to acknowledge William Smith. Published a decade after Greenough's death, this edition was produced by the Geological Society. This particular edition of the map was the first to acknowledge its connection with Smith in its title. 200cm x 173cm
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AN 1865 GREENOUGH (GEORGE BELLAS) GEOLOGICAL MAP OF ENGLAND AND WALES Hand coloured 3rd edition map of England and Wales by George Bellas Esq F.R.S, President of the Geological Society, published 1865 by the Geological Society of London. Based on the original 1815 map by William Smith. Hand coloured map comprising eighty pages, all sectionalised. This is a very scarce map, as it was the first to acknowledge William Smith. Published a decade after Greenough's death, this edition was produced by the Geological Society. This particular edition of the map was the first to acknowledge its connection with Smith in its title. 200cm x 173cm
Auction: Arts and Antiques, 24th Apr, 2023