British Isles non-survey - Ireland

The Geological Society of London, established in 1807 and the oldest geological society in the world, has published papers presented at its meetings variously as the Transactions, the Proceedings, the Quarterly Journal of the GS (QJGS) and the Journal of the GS. The Transactions in particular had fine, hand coloured engravings of maps and sections, particularly in the earlier years. They were published intermittently in two series from 1811 to 1856. Full volumes are rare, but occasionally loose figures are found for sale with the volume number and no date. I have compiled a table of publication dates which may be of assistance. (read more). The QJGS, published 1845 to 1973, continued with colour printing of maps, which appeared periodically, dependent on economic vagaries. The 1850s-1870s and the 1920s-1930s were particularly good periods. (read more). The following maps are all from the Transactions or Quarterly Journal which are indicated in the notes below as T or QJ.

 

no.Author/PublisherDescriptionPriceImage

1

Bryce, James

Northeast of Antrim, T 1838, scale not given, approx 1"=1mile, engraved colour wash, 14"x11". In very good condition, folded in quarters, clear plate mark but trimmed close in lower left corner for binding. Paper slightly browned with light spotting near top edge. An attractive map from Carrick-a-rede to Cushendall Bay. With original published article, 13pp.

£30

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2

Verschoyle, Archdeacon

Northern Coast of Mayo and Sligo, T 1838, scale 1"=4 miles, engraved colour wash, 11"x23.5". In very good condition, folded in thirds for binding. Paper slightly but uniformly browned. A lovely map from Sligo Bay to Blacksod Bay. With original uncut, published article, 22pp with 4 very good woodcut figures.

£40

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3

Letts

Dublin and environs, 1882. Scale 1"=1.3m. Colour print, slight off-setting of colour plate registration, 17.5"x14". In very good condition. Flat, non-standard colours. Original margins narrow. (2 copies).

18

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4

Stanfords

Geological Map of Ireland, 1904. Scale 1"=29miles. Colour print, 15"x12" (13.5"x11"). In very good condition. Flat, mounted in cream card with gold fine line. Can be removed for posting.

40

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5

Weaver, Thomas

SOLD

Geological Map of the East of Ireland from Trans.Geol.Soc., 1819. Scale 1"=8mi. Engraved colour wash, 19"x14.7" (16.7"x14.2"). In very good condition. Folded as insert to journal. Very attractive.

55

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7

Geikie, A

Map Showing the Surface Geology of Ireland, 1906, no date on map, refer to (Bartholomews;150 Years). Scale 1"=10miles. Colour print, 30"x23.25", cut, mounted on linen and folded into navy blue cloth-covered book-style hard covers with gold lettering (8"x5"). Map is in clean, very good condition apart from light ink smudge in sea area at base. Very detailed basemap. Cover is has light scrape across front and corners are slightly bumped; otherwise, in good to very good condition. There is a remarkable bookplate from the library of H.Stanton Hill, which incorporates crystals, fossils, books (by the great 19th century geologists)on a shelf around a central view of Hutton's Unconformity and his famous epigram, "No vestige of a beginning, No prospect of an end." This map is rare; it is the first I have seen in 15 years.

£105

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9

Fraser

 Fraser's Travelling Map of Ireland, 1857. Not Geological, but the boundaries, geological notes and uncoloured legend are present as in the above map. County boundaries are outlined in water colour, 29.25"x23". The map is cut, mounted on linen and folded in brown cloth-covered card in book style cover. The map is age toned and slightly faded with limited curling of the corner of some panels due to folding but with no loss of map area and in good condition. A conversion table of Irish to Statute lengths and areas is pasted on the back of the map. Lists of other maps by Fraser, more than on above map, on inside cover, also in good condition £40

£25 with Geol Copy
above

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10

Beete Jukes, J

SOLD

 Geological Map of Ireland, 1870, by Joseph Beete Jukes of the Geological Survey of Ireland. Original hand coloured map, 40.5"x30.5", is cut, mounted on linen and folded between soft card covers with Stanford map advertisement with green cloth-covered card slip case. Colours still bright, the map has pin holes in the corners in the margins and is in very good condition. The slip case is worn with limited tears along case edges and water spotting of ancient spill on one edge in fair to good condition.
Signatures of previous owners W.Topley overwritten by AJ Jukes-Brown, both prominent geologists in their time.		 £150

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