Prògram Choinnich
Contributors
Interviewers
Date
02 August 2001
Track ID
31193
Part 1
Track Information
Original Tape ID
Summary
A new book about William Smith's famous map.
Finlay MacLeod reviews a new book about the map that William Smith produced in 1815. The map is kept at the Royal Academy in London and shows the geological composition of Britain in different colours. The map has been of great importance to geologists. The book sheds some light on Smith's life and the difficulties he faced in completing the map.
Item Subject/Person
Smith, William
Recording Location
County - Ross and Cromarty
Parish - Stornoway
Island - Lewis
Village/Place - Stornoway
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Dat
Audio Quality
Good