Scotland coloured according to the rock formations /
Necker, L. A.(Louis Albert)1786-1861.
Kitchin, Thomas,1718-1784.North Britain or Scotland divided into its counties.
Edinburgh Geological Society.
John Bartholomew and Son
Edinburgh : Edinburgh Geological Society : Photo-litho John Bartholomew & Son Ltd.,
1939.
Facsimile.
Annotations and colouring on base map "North Britain or Scotland divided into its counties corrected from the best astronomical surveys by Thomas Kitchin" published by W. Faden in1778.
At bottom left: "Facsimile of MS. Geological map by L.A. Necker, 1808. Reproduced by kind permission of the Geological Society of London.
On some copies all the imprint information is printed in red ; on others only the publisher details and date are in purple ; still others bear no date or publisher information.
The manuscript was the first geology map of Scotland.
Also issued with "Transactions of the Edinburgh Geological Society, sessions 1944-45 to 1945-46," to accompany an article about Necker.
Necker, L.A.