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[[W:William_Smith_(geologist) | William Smith (1769)]], a British engineer known as a pioneer of stratigraphy, created a very useful geology maps and illustrated the distribution of rocks on a topographic map.
[[W:William_Smith_(geologist) | William Smith (1769)]], a British engineer known as a pioneer of stratigraphy, created a very useful geology maps and illustrated the distribution of rocks on a topographic map.
The idea of making original map of rocks distribution was coined in 1684 by [[w:Martin Lister]] (1639-1712). Lister stated that the distribution of different types of British landscape could be accurately represented on topographic maps.
The idea of making original map of rocks distribution was coined in 1684 by [[w:Martin Lister | Martin Lister (1639-1712)]]. Lister stated that the distribution of different types of British landscape could be accurately represented on topographic maps.
The Soil might either be coloured, by variety of Lines, or Etchings; but the great care must be, very exactly to note upon the Map
The Soil might either be coloured, by variety of Lines, or Etchings; but the great care must be, very exactly to note upon the Map