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Smith’s rare geological survey of Kent

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Geological Map of Kent, by W. Smith, Mineral Surveyor

SMITH, William
London,
Published by J. Cary Engraver and Mapseller, No 181 the Strand,
January 1st, 1819.
Engraved map, fine original hand-colour, dissected and mounted on linen, housed in green marbled paper slipcase.
480 by 535mm. (19 by 21 inches).
17697

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First edition of William Smith's geological map of Kent, one in a series of county maps produced by Smith, each separately issued, which were the first detailed geological maps of specific areas. Smith's individual maps are extremely rare on the market.

Smith produced the first geological map of England and Wales in 1815, which contained "an amazing amount of correct detail" (D.S.B.) and was the basis for all the geological maps that followed. In 1819 he began...