A rare early sectional inlaid geological map by White Watson, with Derbyshire mineral samples representing local strata, engraved on Ashford black marble ground A section of the Strata in Derbyshire by White Watson F.L.S., with obverse stratified detail, c.1800 - 4½ x 6 7/8in. (11.5 x 17.5cm.)

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A rare early sectional inlaid geological map by White Watson, with Derbyshire mineral samples representing local strata, engraved on Ashford black marble ground A section of the Strata in Derbyshire by White Watson F.L.S., with obverse stratified detail, c.1800 - 4½ x 6 7/8in. (11.5 x 17.5cm.)

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White Watson F.L.S. 1760-1835, is regarded as one of the most important British pioneers of geology, he used his skill in stone to produce these important demonstration plaques

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