Map record details
| Map series | Geological Survey of England and Wales 1:63,360/1:50,000 geological map series, New Series |
|---|---|
| Sheet number | Special sheet |
| Sheet title | Isle of Wight |
| Map type | Bedrock and Superficial |
| Scale | 1:50 000 |
| Publication year | 2013 |
| Published statement | Original geological survey at 1:63 360 scale by H.W. Bristow and W.T. Aveline and published in Old Series Sheet 10 in 1856. Resurveyed at 1:10 560 scale by C. Reid and A Strahan in 1886 and 1887. Published on New Series One-inch Special Geological Sheet incorporating sheet areas 330, 331, 344 and 345 in 1888. New edition published in 1926, reprinted in 1947 and in 1962 with minor amendments. Landslide areas and minor amendments by J.N. Carney, B. Denness, R.A. Edwards, E.C. Freshney, F. Habgood, A.C. Skinner and C.J. Wood. Reconstituted from the one-inch scale and reprinted onto the First Series 1 :50 000 base in 1976. Resurveyed at the 1:10 000 scale by P.M. Hopson, A.R. Farrant, A.J. Newell, K.A. Lee and J. Thompson in 2007 to 2009. Interpretation of seismic data and deep sections by D.J. Evans, G.A. Kirby and A.G. Hulbert. Offshore bathymetry by J.W.C. James. Landslide data by C. Dashwood and G.O. Jenkins. J. Ford, Chief Geologist England. |
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