Geological map of Sussex
Date
1818-1822
Creator
James Wyld (1790 - 1836, British) , Cartographer
After
Gideon Algernon Mantell (1790 - 1852, British) , Geologist
Object type
Library reference
RCN54380
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 225mm
width (print): 300mm
width (print): 300mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Geological map of Brighton and its environs, part of Sussex, England. With a south-to-north geological section of the area, with colour-coded rock types and a key below. Scale: 1 inch to 2 miles.
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 ‘GEOLOGICAL MAP of the SOUTH-EASTERN part of SUSSEX. By Gideon Mantell, F.L.S. &c.’ Inscribed below: J.Wyld delt. The Lithographic Press. 6 Dartmouth St. Westr.
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 ‘GEOLOGICAL MAP of the SOUTH-EASTERN part of SUSSEX. By Gideon Mantell, F.L.S. &c.’ Inscribed below: J.Wyld delt. The Lithographic Press. 6 Dartmouth St. Westr.
Gideon Algernon Mantell (1790-1852) surgeon and geologist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1825.
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