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Subject: RE: Re: oldest geologic map series?
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 10:53:48 -0500
From: Cloutier, Barb <[log in to unmask]>
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The Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) has been publishing geological maps since 1849. Not quite as long as the UK, but longer than the Swedes. The series is known as GSC Multicoloured Geological Maps.
Barb Cloutier
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Subject: RE: oldest geologic map series?
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 10:23:03 -0000
From: Francis Herbert <[log in to unmask]>
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The British 'Ordnance Geological Survey' - whose task consisted in adding geologic data to the Ordnance Survey's 'Old Series' base of topographic mapping at 1 inch to 1 mile (1:63 360) as it progressed roughly from south to north of England & Wales - began in 1832. In 1835 Henry De la Beche was appointed, by Master-General of the Board of Ordnance, specifically as Director of the separate 'Geological Survey'. Just a simplified starting point for one nation in order that you can search relevant literature/names . . .
Sincerely,
Francis Herbert
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Subject: oldest geologic map series?
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Subject: oldest geologic map series?
Date: 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
Map Librarian
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