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Geological maps, Stanford's Geological Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland, by Horace B Woodward, published by Edward Stanford, 12-14 Long Acre, London, 3rd edn 1914.
The book has - title page; preface by H B Woodward, Croydon, Surrey, 1913; contents, list of sections, views, geological maps, plates of fossils; table of strata and list of characteristic fossils; descriptions of geology of countries and individual counties; descriptions of the geology seen on railway journeys; list of fossils; index; 64 colour printed geological maps of Great Britain and the counties; plates of fossils.
In the colour printed geological maps the areas of solid geology are coloured and labelled with a number that refers to a table of strata near the front of the atlas. An index map indicates which New Series 1 inch OS geological maps are relevant to the county. The maps relevant to The Lakes area are:-
North Cumberland, scale about 7 miles to 1 inch, and Isle of Man, scale about 6 miles to 1 inch.
Lake District, ie Westmorland, and parts of Cumberland and Lancashire, scale about 7 miles to 1 inch.
And surrounding areas:-
West Yorkshire and Lancashire, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch.
Durham, scale about 6 miles to 1 inch.
Northumberland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch.
And the general map:-
Geological Map of Great Britain, scale about 95 miles to 1 inch.
inscription:- printed title page
STANFORD'S / GEOLOGICAL ATLAS / OF GREAT BRITAIN / AND IRELAND / WITH PLATES OF CHARACTERISTIC FOSSILS / PRECEDED BY DESCRIPTIONS OF THE GEOLOGICAL / STRUCTURE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND / AND THEIR COUNTIES; OF THE CHANNEL / ISLANDS; AND OF THE FEATURES / OBSERVABLE ALONG THE / PRINCIPAL LINES OF / RAILWAY / BY HORACE B. WOODWARD, F.R.S., F.G.S. / THIRD EDITION / LONDON : EDWARD STANFORD, LTD. / 12, 13, & 14, LONG ACRE, W.C. / 1914
wxh:- 14x20cm
sources:- HMCMS Map Collection

items seen (illustrated items in bold):-
   Hampshire Museums : FA2002.654 -- atlas -- Stanford's Geological Atlas
   Hampshire Museums : FA2002.654.1 -- geological map -- Geological Map of Great Britain -- Stanford's Geological Atlas
   Hampshire Museums : FA2002.654.7 -- geological map -- North Cumberland and Isle of Man -- Stanford's Geological Atlas
   Hampshire Museums : FA2002.654.8 -- geological map -- Lake District -- Stanford's Geological Atlas
   Hampshire Museums : FA2002.654.12 -- geological map -- Durham -- Stanford's Geological Atlas
   Hampshire Museums : FA2002.654.18 -- geological map -- West Yorkshire and Lancashire -- Stanford's Geological Atlas
   Hampshire Museums : FA2002.654.23 -- geological map -- Northumberland -- Stanford's Geological Atlas