SMITH, William (1769-1839). Geological Map of Nottinghamshire. London: J. Cary, [1822, but issued after 1844 by Cruchley].

SMITH, William (1769-1839). Geological Map of Nottinghamshire. London: J. Cary, [1822, but issued after 1844 by Cruchley].

Separate issue of this superb hand-coloured engraved geological county map. Smith's geological county maps are rare. The Geological Map of Nottinghamshire started as Cary's A New Map of Nottinghamshire, divided into hundreds, but was then freshly engraved with Smith's new geological information and retitled. It was issued by Cary in part 5 of the New Geological Atlas of England and Wales, and also separately. This particular copy will have remained in Cary's stock until it was purchased by Cruchley in 1844, though it differs from the geological map of Essex (see previous lot) in having no Cruchley overslip. The Cary imprint in the lower border, with address but without date, shows this to be one of the 1822 maps, reissued at a later date. Eyles notes that the geology does not change. Challinor 95; Eyles 32.

Hand-coloured engraved map on a scale of 3/8.” to one mile, dissected and mounted on linen, captioned above top border 'Geological Map of Nottinghamshire by W. Smith, Mineral Surveyor', and with notes in lower margin that Smith's Geological Table of British Organized Fossils may be had of the publisher, the whole unfolded 590 x 517mm, contained in octavo (178 x 104mm) publisher's green cloth case with printed yellow label on upper cover, and 1p. Cruchley ads on front pastedown (extremities lightly rubbed, corner of yellow label crudely repaired).

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