Accession No

5463

Brief Description

botanical wall chart, depicting the Geology of the Nar Valley, King’s Lynn, by Curtis

Origin

Maker

Curtis

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

breadth 1017mm; height 873mm

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, in 06/2008. On loan from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, from 01/1994.

Inscription

‘DRIFT MAP OF THE NAR VALLEY’ (top)

Description Notes

Diagram depicting the geology of the Nar Valley, King’s Lynn. Drawn in black. There are two diagrams, one a map, the other labelled ‘NAR VALLEY FRESHWATER BEDS DIAGRAMMATIC CROSS SECTION’. There is a key on the left to the various shadings used to portray different types of geological structure. The key is for: ‘Alluvium etc.’, ‘Gipping outwash gravel (Rose Diag. 1)’, ‘Nar Valley Clay’, ‘Lowestoft Till (Rose Diag. 2)’, and ‘Cretaceous’. There is a grid around the top map.
Inscription at the top of the chart.
Two paper compasses are stuck to the top map.

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