'Strata' Smith : his two hundred year legacy : digitally enhanced maps and sections by William Smith, George Bellas Greenough, John Cary and Richard Thomas 1796-1840 /
Wigley, Peter.
Geological Society of London.
[London?] : Geological Society,
[2007?]
"William Smith has often been declared to be the Father of English Stratigraphy. Smith conceived stratigraphy in 3D but endeavoured to represent his concept in 2D on his remarkable 1815 map, A delineation of the strata of England and Wales, with part of Scotland. Almost two hundred years later his original maps and sections have been digitized and combined with remote sensing data. For the first time we can see Smiths maps in 3D, and thereby better appreciate what was going through his mind, as well as being able to compare them with Greenoughs subsequent maps. An example of John Carys magnificent 1796 base map of England and Wales, without which Smith could never have completed his own map, is also included"--Container.
The maps are accompanied by a report describing sources, notes on the maps of Smith and Greenough and a technical appendix.
"William Smith has often been declared to be the Father of English Stratigraphy. Smith conceived stratigraphy in 3D but endeavoured to represent his concept in 2D on his remarkable 1815 map, A delineation of the strata of England and Wales, with part of Scotland. Almost two hundred years later his original maps and sections have been digitized and combined with remote sensing data. For the first time we can see Smiths maps in 3D, and thereby better appreciate what was going through his mind, as well as being able to compare them with Greenoughs subsequent maps. An example of John Carys magnificent 1796 base map of England and Wales, without which Smith could never have completed his own map, is also included"--Container.
The maps have been built into a GIS and can be viewed using ESRIs ArcReader software. Compatible for Windows XP/2000.
Smith, William, 1769-1839.
Greenough, George Bellas, 1778-1855.
Cary, John, approximately 1754-1835.
Thomas, Richard, 1779-1858.
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