notes Ramsay 1866

	Research Notes Map Group RAMSAY 1866

Ramsay 1866
	Geological Map of England and Wales, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by Andrew C Ramsay, Director of the Geological Survey, published by Edward Stanford, Charing Cross, London, 1866.
	These notes are taken from Ramsay's Geological Map of England and Wales, third edition, 1866, in the Map Collection of Hampshire CC Museums Service, item HMCMS:FA1997.72.
	The map is colour printed. The map size is: wxh, sheet = 85.5x101cm; wxh, map = 809x942mm, including the gaps where the map has been sectioned for folding, and mounted.

	MAP FEATURES - including sections
	GEOLOGICAL SERIES
	HAMPSHIRE TOWNS
	ITEMS in the Collection

MAP FEATURES	- including sections
	Detail notes are mostly taken from the Hampshire area.
title map maker publisher	Printed top right:- GEOLOGICAL MAP OF ENGLAND & WALES BY ANDREW C. RAMSAY, F.R.S.& G.S. Local Director of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, Professor of Geology in the Government School of Mines. LONDON, Edward Stanford, 6 Charing Cross. THIRD EDITION Printed bottom centre:- London; Published by Edward Stanford, 6 Charing Cross, January 15th. 1866 and bottom right:- Stanford's Geographical Establishment, London 1866.
orientation up is N	The map's orientation is indicated only by the latitude and longitude scales and grid. The map is printed with North at the top of the sheet.
scale line scale	Printed on the right below the title etc is a:- SCALE divided and labelled at 10 mile intervals. The 30 miles = 62.5 mm giving a scale 1 to 772485 assuming a statute mile. The map scale is about:- 1 to 770000 12 miles to 1 inch
lat and long scales lat and long grid	Printed in the map borders are scales of latitude and longitude for a type of conical projection; chequered at 10 minute intervals and labelled at degrees. The map includes from 2d E to 6d W, from 50d to 55d 40m N; the whole of England and Wales, with the Isle of Man, with an outline of parts of Scotland and the coast of France.
sea area sea plain	The sea area is plain; some ares are labelled, eg:- The Solent Stokes Bay Southampton Water
coast line coast shaded headlands lighthouses	The coast line is emphasised by shading on the inland side. A few headland are noticed, eg:- Hengistbury Head and some lighthouses, eg:- Light [at Hurst] Needles Light
rivers	Some rivers are drawn by a wiggly line, perhaps labelled, eg:- Anton [River Test] Itching R
relief hill hachuring	Some relief is indicated by hill hachuring.
woods	Some woodland is indicated by tree symbols.
parks	Some parks are drawn in outline, perhaps labelled, eg:- Hackwood Park
county	County boundaries are fine dotted lines. the county areas are labelled, eg:- HANTS
settlements	Settlements are marked by a circle, or a group of blocks for larger places, perhaps a cross for a village church, and labelled, eg:- WINCHESTER Basingstoke Old Alresford
roads	A network of main roads is drawn by double lines, and some minor roads by single lines.
railways	Railways are drawn by a line with cross lines.
geology fossils geological sections	Areas of ?solid geology are bounded by a solid line, coloured distinctively, and labelled with a number in a shadowed rectangle. The number refers to the table of strata. In crude terms the north part of Hampshire is mostly Cretaceous, 21 Chalk; the south Eocene, 23 Bracklesham and Bagshot Beds and 24 Fluvio Marine. The map has comments about palaeontology, what fossils might be found, along the coast line. For example, in the Hampshire area:- EOCENE FOSSILS is marked at Christchurch Bay, and offshore:- ALTERNATING BEDS OF FRESHWATER & MARINE SHELLS / WITH MAMMALIAN REMAINS / MARSUPA & REPTILES / NEW FOREST & COAST CLIFFS / CAPPED WITH FLINT GRAVEL The comments includes notes about drift, caverns, etc. In spare areas around the map, ie in the sea areas, there geological sections, for example:- No.3 Section across the Isle of Wight from Hempsted Hill to Brixton Bay. Horizontal Scale 1 inch to a mile Other sections might have a different horizontal scale; no vertical scale is given, but it is exaggerated. Sections are coloured and labelled with the rock names and numbers referring to the table of strata. On the map, the line of each section is drawn and numbered.

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GEOLOGICAL	SERIES
table of strata	Printed on the right below the title is an:- INDEX OF COLOURS from the alluviums of the upper Tertiary down to Cambrian strata. Each rock is identified by colour, perhaps with dotting or other engraving pattern, and a number. The stratum is labelled with one or more rock terms and is grouped into geological era, period, etc. For example the:- Lower Mesozoic or secondary includes number 15, labelled:- CORAL RAG & CALCAREOUS GRIT, OXFORD CLAY in the:- Middle Oolite Lias and Oolite numbers 17 and 16. Below the sedimentary rocks are the:- IGNEOUS ROCKS labelled C, B, and A. For example B is:- GRANITE & INTRUSIVE FELSPATHIC TRAPS and a declaration that:- The corresponding numbers are on the Map & Sections. Faults in Sections marked [italic] F. Inclination of Strata [arrow]

	The geological series on the map, working from the table of strata, appears to include:-

	[Tertiary]
	Upper Tertiary
	[ ]
	[ ]
	Alluvium, etc - no.26
	Drift - no number
	Crag - no.25
	Lower Cainozoic or Tertiary
	Eocene
	Upper [Eocene]
	Fluvio Marine - no.24
	Middle [Eocene]
	Bracklesham and Bagshot Beds - no.23
	Lower [Eocene]
	London Clay & Plastic Clay or Woolwich Beds & Thanet Sand - no.22
	[Secondary or Mesozoic]
	Upper Mesozoic or Secondary
	Cretaceous
	Upper [Cretaceous]
	Chalk - no.21
	Upper Greensand & Gault - no.20
	Lower [Cretaceous]
	Lower Greensand - no.19
	Weald Clay; and Hastings Sand - no.18
	Lower Mesozoic or Secondary
	Lias and Oolite
	Upper Oolite
	Purbeck Limestone - no.17
	Portland Limestone and Sand, Kimmeridge Clay - no.16
	Middle Oolite
	Coral Rag & Calcareous Grit, Oxford Clay - no.15
	Lower Oolite
	Cornbrash; Forest Marble and Bradford Clay, Great or Bath Oolite, Fullers Earth; Inferior Oolite - no.14
	Lias
	Sand; Upper Lias Clay; Marlstone; Lower Lias Clay & Lime - no.13
	Trias
	New Red Series
	New Red or Keuper Marl and Sandstone - no.12
	New Red or Bunter Sandstone - no.11
	[Primary or Palaeozoic]
	Upper Palaeozoic or Primary
	Permian
	[ ]
	Magnesian Limestone; Conglomerate Sandstone & Red Marl - no.10 & no.9
	Carboniferous
	Upper [Carboniferous]
	Coal Measures - no.8
	Millstone Grit - no.7
	Yoredale Rocks or Upper Limestone Shale - no.6
	Lower [Carboniferous]
	Carboniferous Limestone & Shale - no.5
	Devonian
	[ ]
	Devonian or Old red Sandstone - no.4
	Lower Palaeozoic or Primary
	Silurian
	Upper [Silurian]
	Upper Ludlow; Aymestry Limestone; Lower Ludlow; Wenlock Limestone; Wenlock Shale; Woolhope Limestone; Denbighshire Sandstone; Tarannon Shale; Upper Llandovery Rocks - no.3
	Lower [Silurian]
	Lower Llandovery Rocks; Caradoc or Bala and Coniston Beds; Llandeilo Flags and Lime; Lingula Flags - no.2
	Cambrian
	[ ]
	Cambrian - no.1

	Igneous Rocks
	Bedded Felspathic Trap & Ashes - letter.C
	Granite & Intrusive Felspathic Traps - letter.B
	Greenstone; Basalt & c - letter.A
	Printed below the table of strata is a list of:- AUTHORITIES CONSULTED Published Maps of the Geological Survey of Gt. Britain, from Wales, Middle & S.W. of England &c. N. & N.E. of England, Professor Phillips, F.R.S. Cumberland, Westmorland &c. Professor Sedgwick, F.R.S. & Mr. Ruthven Permian Rocks, North of Cheshire & The Humber, Professor Sedgwick, F.R.S. Sir R. I. Murchison & Mr. E. W. Binney. The Neighbourhood of London, Mr. Joseph Prestwich, F.R.S. & Mr. Mylne. Greenough's Geological Map of England; Phillip's ditto. Dr. Fitton, Strata below the Chalk. Isle of Man, Revd. J. G. Cumming.

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HAMPSHIRE	TOWNS
	The '21' market towns of Hampshire are included:-
	Alton
	Andover
	Basingstoke
	Bishops Waltham
	Christ Church
	Fareham
	Fordingbridge
	Gosport
	Havant
	Kingsclere
	Lymington
	Alresford
	Odiham
	Petersfield
	Portsmouth
	Ringwood
	Romsey
	Southampton
	Stockbridge
	Whitchurch
	Winchester
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	HMCMS:FA1997.72 -- geological map
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