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Geological Survey of Great Britain (1835-:)

 Organization

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence: WA Herdman to Joseph Dalton Hooker, 1872-1900

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/3
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence: WA Herdman to Joseph Dalton Hooker sub-series consists of:


  1. 33 letters, alphabetically arranged (1872-1900)
Dates: 1872-1900

Correspondence:Henry Hyatt Howell to Arthur Roope Hunt, 1884-1909

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/5
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence: Henry Hyatt Howell to Arthur Roope Hunt sub-series consists of:


  1. 22 letters, alphabetically arranged (1884-1909)
Dates: 1884-1909

Draft letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from Sir Archibald Geikie, 31 May 1861

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/3/50
Scope and Contents

Draft letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from Sir Archibald Geikie sending him the dry proofs of the Edinburgh [geological map] for correction. He discusses Ramsay's editorial comments concerning sensitive material about the School of Mines and the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and justifies their inclusion in his 'Memoirs of Edward Forbes'. He apologises that the passage has caused distress but regrets that it is now too late to remove them as the book had gone to press.

Dates: 31 May 1861

Geological Survey notebooks, 1877-1900

 Series
Identifier: Coll-74/1
Scope and Contents

The series of Geological Survey notebook consists of:


  1. 10 volumes, chronologically arranged (1877-1900)
Dates: 1877-1900

Geological Survey of Scotland: Sheet 18, 1883

 Item
Identifier: Coll-99/11/4/1
Scope and Contents

Colour-coded geological map of part of Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire, from a survey of or prior to 1883 by James Geikie and Benjamin Neeve Peach as part of the Geological Survey of Great Britain.

Dates: 1883

Geological Survey of Scotland: Sheet 26, 1879

 Item
Identifier: Coll-99/11/4/2
Scope and Contents

Colour-coded geological map of parts of Berwickshire, Selkirkshire and Roxburghshire, from a survey of or prior to 1879 by Sir Archibald Geikie, James Geikie and Benjamin Neeve Peach as part of the Geological Survey of Great Britain.

Dates: 1879

Geological Survey of Scotland: Sheet 31, 1875

 Item
Identifier: Coll-99/11/3/1
Scope and Contents

Colour-coded geological map of counties of Dumbarton and parts of the surrounding counties, from a survey of or prior to 1875 by Sir Archibald Geikie, James Geikie, Edward Hull, Benjamin Neeve Peach and Robert Logan Jack as part of the Geological Survey of Great Britain.

Dates: 1875

Geological Survey of Scotland: Sheet 32, 1892

 Item
Identifier: Coll-99/11/4/3
Scope and Contents

Colour-coded geological map of Edinburgh and part of Midlothian, from a survey of or prior to 1859 by Sir Archibald Geikie and Henry Hyatt Howell as part of the Geological Survey of Great Britain.

Dates: 1892

Geological Survey of Scotland: Sheet 32, 1863

 Item
Identifier: Coll-99/11/4/4
Scope and Contents

Colour-coded geological map of part of Berwickshire, from a survey of or prior to 1863 by Sir Archibald Geikie and Henry Hyatt Howell as part of the Geological Survey of Great Britain.

Dates: 1863

Geological Survey of Scotland: Sheet 41, 1889

 Item
Identifier: Coll-99/11/4/6
Scope and Contents

Colour-coded geological map of part of south-east Fife and north East Lothian, from a survey of or prior to 1861 by Henry Hyatt Howell as part of the Geological Survey of Great Britain.

Dates: 1889