Or, until one celebrates an anniversary. A map created by geologist William Smith in 1815 was recently pulled from its dark storage place and put on display in honor of its 200th birthday. It was the ...

A first edition copy of one of the most significant maps in the history of science has been rediscovered in time for an important anniversary. William Smith's 1815 depiction of the geology of ...

The 1815 Geological Map of England and Wales, made by William Smith, was initially thought lost. It was the first geological map of a nation ever produced, showing the geological strata of England ...

Winchester, whose previous effort was the bestseller The Professor and the Madman, tells the remarkable story of William Smith, whose geologically correct map of England and Wales, dated 1815 ...

He has reproduced by photography original title-pages and maps; he has added portraits, and views of William Smith's homes at Midford and at Harkness—the latter from a good oil-painting.

A first edition copy of one of the most significant maps in the history of science has been rediscovered in time for an important anniversary. William Smith's 1815 depiction of the geology of ...