Horizontal Section No. 34 (1854). From the Severn, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, to Corve Dale, Shropshire, Croft to near Downton Castle, Ludlow. Section from Lawley Hill to Wenlock Edge, Shropshire. Geological Survey of GB. 1st
Horizontal Section No.34 (1854). From the Vale of Severn, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, to Corve Dale, Shropshire, Croft to near Downton Castle, Ludlow. Section from the Lawley Hill to the Wenlock Shale under Wenlock Edge, Shropshire. Geological Survey of GB. 1st edition. Located on Old Series one-inch maps 55nw, 60ne & se, 61sw. Hand-coloured engraving 69.5 x 103.5cm, 1:10,560 scale (6”= 1mile). Flat, linen-taped edge, slightly age-toned, slightly soiled right margin. Library stamp on back. Bright colours (coloured 1921). In 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.