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Geological Survey notebook 'V', 1879
Drawings and notes on the geology of parts of Scotland, particularly Fife (including Elie, Largo and Burntisland) and also of Elgin. Geological features include limestone, shale, tuff and basalt.
Geological Survey notebook 'V V', 1896-1899
Drawings and notes on the geology, particularly of parts of Ireland (including Dundalk, Wicklow) and Wales (including Anglesey, Glamorgan) and to a lesser extent Scotland and England. Reference is made to igneous rock at Kildare, carboniferous volcanoes in west Somerset and raised beaches at Jura.
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Geological Survey notebook 'V V bis', 1897
General drawings made primarily in Greece and Russia, along with notes of those present on the 'Volga Excursion' from the 7th International Geological Congress, 1897, St Petersburg.
Geological Survey notebook 'W', 1880
Drawings and notes on geology, largely from the north of Scotland, including Peterhead, Ullapool, Sutherland, Assynt, and Lochs Torridon, Maree and Broom. References are made to the granite at Aberdeen, the sand at Forres and Banffshire limestone, amongst other things.
Geological Survey notebook 'W W', 1897
Drawings and notes on the geology of Ireland and Lowland Scotland, particularly Fife and the Ochills, and also of the Isle of Man. References are made to crystalline rocks at Donegal, clays at Sligo and Elie, shale at Dura Den and Blebo (both Fife) and marine terraces at Kincraig (near Elie).
Geological Survey notebook 'X X', 1900
Drawings and notes on the geology of areas of Scotland, including Aviemore, Inverness, Schehallion and parts of Fife, and to a lesser extent locations around Auvergne, France, with a list of excursionists who went there. References are made to raised beaches at the Firth of Tay, a fault line at St Monans, limeworks at Ceres, erosion near Wormit and necks at St Andrews.
Geological Survey notebooks, 1877-1900
The series of Geological Survey notebook consists of:
- 10 volumes, chronologically arranged (1877-1900)
Geological Survey of Scotland: Sheet 26, 1879
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.
Geological Survey of Scotland: Sheet 31, 1875
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.
Geological Survey of Scotland: Sheet 32, 1892
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.