England – Kent – Goodwin Sands – Dover – folding map – curiosity – river maps

Ordnance Survey East Kent – 1 Geol. Parliamtentary. 1930. – Dover (Ramsgate)

1928

colour printed folding map. overall 54 x 60 cm, 8 segments, on cloth, with hand written annotations in pencil, in places paper lifting off, o/w exc. cond. blue cloth cover, 28 x 15 cm, with paper label and ink stamp; some wear and tear; o/w exc. cond.

A detailed geological map of East Kent with Goodwins Sands, showing various rock formations. Explanations in right margin.

The paper label bears the name ‘Herbert Lapworth, DSc, MInstCE. 25 Victoria St, Westminster SW1. Herbert Lapworth (1875 – 1933) was the younger son of Prof. Charles Lapworth. He graduated in Engineering at Birmingham University and spent the greater part of his professional career as a practising engineer, involved mainly with construction for the water supply industry and the building of dams. Work on site enabled him to develop the keen interest in geology he inherited from his father and make original and valuable contributions to palaeontology and stratigraphy. see: http://www.cv.ic.ac.uk/research/soils/engeo/lapworth.html .