Horizontal Section No. 90 (1873). From Ughill Moor, W of Sheffield, across the Yorkshire Coalfield, by Wharncliffe, and Upton; thence through Wentbridge, to the environs of Selby. Geological Survey of GB. 1st
Horizontal Section No. 90 (1873). From Ughill Moor, W of Sheffield, across the Yorkshire Coalfield, by Wharncliffe, Tankersley, Hoyland, Wombwell, Houghton Common, S Kirkby, and Upton; thence through Wentbridge, Womersley, Killington and Brayton to the environs of Selby. Geological Survey of GB. 1st edition. Located on Old Series one-inch maps 82nw, 87sw, nw & ne, and 93se. Hand-coloured engraving, 69.5 x 103.5cm, 1:10,560 scale (6”= 1mile). Flat, linen-taped edges, age-toned, slightly soiled. Annotations in pencil. Library stamp on back. (coloured 1921). In good to very good condition.
About England & Wales Sections
These hand-coloured engraved ‘horizontal’ sections at six inch to one mile scale were published in the mid 19th century by the Geological Survey of England and Wales. The detailed profiles generally follow the geological dip on the one inch Old Series maps numbered in the upper right hand margin and the profile locations are shown on these maps which themselves did not include a section.