‘A Delineation of the Strata of England & Wales…’ (1815)

In 1815 William Smith (1769-1839) published what is acknowledged as the first geological map of a country ever produced.  The map displayed here is the first imprint, one of the first batch of 20 or so copies produced in September 1815. 
Plate V [Yorkshire]
Plate VI [German Ocean]
Plate VII [St George’s Channel]
Plate XV [France]

Plate XIV [English Channel]
Plate XIII [Cornwall]
Plate XII [Kent]
Plate X [Isle of Wight]

Plate X [Bristol Channel]
Plate IX [East Anglia]
Plate VIII [Welsh border]
Plate III [Title page]

Plate IV [Irish Sea]
‘A Delineation of the Strata of England and Wales…’ (Smith, 1815)
Plate II [Firth of Forth]
Plate I [Firth of Clyde]