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Prògram Choinnich

Date 02 August 2001
Track ID 31193
Part 1

Track Information

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Program Choinnich 02.08.2001

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

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Dat

Audio Quality

Good