Scanned images of the BGS collection of large scale geological field maps.

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Dataset information

Catalog

British Geological Survey (BGS) catalog

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Updated

Created

Available languages

English

Keywords

NERC_DDC, Geological maps, Field maps

Datasource

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Dataset description

This dataset comprises scanned images of the manuscript geological maps produced by the Survey geologists or other recognised geologists on County Series (1:10560) and National Grid (1:10560 and 1:10000) Ordnance Survey base maps. The collection also includes similar maps compiled from other sources. Currently the dataset contains over 35,000 scanned images. Original maps date from the 1860s, and cover surveys in Great Britain, scanning started in 2003.

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