Map record details
| Map series | Geological Survey of England and Wales 1:63,360/1:50,000 geological map series, New Series |
|---|---|
| Sheet number | 343 & part of 342 |
| Sheet title | Swanage. |
| Map type | Solid and Drift |
| Scale | 1:50 000 |
| Publication year | 1976 |
| Author statement | Original geological survey on the one-inch scale by H.W. Bristow, published on Old Series Sheets 16 and 17 in 1855. Resurveyed on the six-inch scale by C. Reid and A. Strahan and published with Drift on the one-inch scale in 1895 (Sheet 343) and 1896 (Sheet 342). Sir Archibald Geikie, D.Sc., LL.D., F.R.S., Director General. Creechbarrow and notes on Sheet 342 revised by W.J. Arkell in 1937-8 and new edition published in 1949. W.F.P. Mclintock, D.Sc., Director. |
| Published statement | New edition published 1949. Sheet 343 republished with minor amendments in 1954. Sheet 343 combined with part of Sheet 342, reconstituted from the one-inch scale without geological revision, and reprinted on to 1st Series 1:50 000 base in 1976. Print code: 5000/76. |
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