Sheet 30 Old Series 1". 1858. Cornwall, north coast: Tintagel to Holywell Bay, inland: Bodmin, Lostwithiel.

Geological Survey of England & Wales

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Sheet  30 Old Series 1". 1858. Cornwall, north coast: Tintagel to Holywell Bay, inland: Bodmin, Lostwithiel. Topography dates from original in 1809, issued 1858. No geological dates as was typical of first edition in west country. Hand-coloured engraving, 68 x 101.5cm, flat with clear plate marks, with old centre fold, library blind stamps and stencilled sheet no. in lower right corner. Legend in sea area. Edges age-toned with minor marginal tears. Clean, bright – the gold ink glints. In good to very good condition.

About the England & Wales One Inch Old Series

The Geological Survey of England and Wales used the Old Series of the Ordnance Survey topographic map at a scale of one inch to the mile as its basemap, initially. These engraved basemaps were published and revised between 1805 and 1885; the sheet sizes varied and the layout and numbering system were eccentric. The Old Series geological maps were hand-coloured and without geological sections, which were published separately. The GS of E&W published the Old Series from 1850 to 1900, when it switched to the colour printing and the New Series one inch maps. However, old stock of the Old Series continued to be issued, hand-coloured, until the 1930s.

See also: Index Map for England & Wales One Inch Old Series.