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Subject: RE: oldest geologic map series?

Chris Thiry:



I thought I replied on ‘MAPS-L’, re earlier official British geologic series, on Tuesday 5 January . . .?  Have you not yet searched for geological mapping history (International Geological Union or some such body exists, and has held international conferences with wide-ranging papers including national history aspects).



Francis Herbert (I’m British, don’t you know?)J



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Subject: oldest geologic map series?


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oldest geologic map series?


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Mon, 4 Jan 2010 09:33:46 -0700


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Hi all,



hope you had a good New Year, etc.



I have a trivia-type of question:



Is  Ser. Aa.,  Kartblad i skalan 1:50000 med beskrivningar by Sveriges geologiska undersökning.  (geology maps of Sweden at 1:50,000) the oldest geology map series in the world?  It was begun in 1861.  Maybe something in England or France??  Or were the Swedes the first to do a geology regular series?



thanks in advance,



Christopher J.J. Thiry

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