Landscapes near Lewes
Date
1818-1822
Creator
Mary Ann Mantell (1795 - 1869, British) , Printmaker
After
Gideon Algernon Mantell (1790 - 1852, British) , Geologist
Object type
Library reference
RCN54380
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 308mm
width (print): 448mm
width (print): 448mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Three landscape views showing geological profiles of the hilly landscapes around Lewes, in East Sussex, England. Figure 1: ‘Sketch from near Mr. Smart’s Mill’, a view west of Lewes showing chalk hills to the south of the town. Figure 2: ‘Sketch from the Eastern brow of Mount Harry’, a view from west of Lewes, showing chalk hills to the south-east. Figure 3: ‘Cliff Hills’, profile and partial section. Local landmarks are indicated on each illustration.
Plate 2 from the book The fossils of the South Downs; or illustrations of the geology of Sussex, by Gideon Algernon Mantell (London, Lupton Relfe, 1822).
Inscribed above ‘Tab II’. Inscribed below: ‘Gideon Mantell delt. Mary Ann Mantell Sculpt.’
Gideon Algernon Mantell (1790-1852) surgeon and geologist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1825.
Plate 2 from the book The fossils of the South Downs; or illustrations of the geology of Sussex, by Gideon Algernon Mantell (London, Lupton Relfe, 1822).
Inscribed above ‘Tab II’. Inscribed below: ‘Gideon Mantell delt. Mary Ann Mantell Sculpt.’
Gideon Algernon Mantell (1790-1852) surgeon and geologist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1825.
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