The Silurian System by Murchison
In 1839, Sir Roderick Impey Murchison published his major
work ‘The Silurian System’ describing the Silurian strata found in South Wales
and the West Midlands of England. With
this text was a map of Siluria as outlined by Murchison, the very first map of
Silurian geology in the world.
It’s a large, handsome map, frequently missing from copies
of the text still in circulation today.
The original is 148cm x 96 cm in size, which is a little too large to
post using normal postage methods. We do
however have a version available with the height at 85cm to allow it to fit
into a maximum length postal tube. The
cost to Fellows is £36 (inc. VAT and postage) within the UK and EU and £30
(inc. postage) outside the EU. For
non-Fellows of the Society, the price is £48 (inc. VAT and postage) inside the
EU and £40 (inc. postage) outside the EU.
For more information on the map please see my article about
it on the Geological Society blog