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William Smith county map prints and other related titles, including Simon Winchester's The Map that Changed the World, are also available here. A framed 1815 William Smith map of England and Wales can also be viewed at The Geological Society of London.

Download a larger version of William Smith's 1815 geological map PDF (6.4MB) 1. The complete map measures 2.6m by 1.8m and is made up of 15 sections. You can see a full life-size replica of the map in our Images of Nature gallery. 2.

The inscription Smith wrote on his 1815 map, dedicating it to Sir Joseph Banks 11. Britain's foremost cartographer of the time, John Carey, produced the topographical map on which he superimposed Smith's strata. 12. Publication of the map was funded by subscriptions.