'XII: Basset of Denuded Strata and veins

Description

Geological model of carved wood, "XII: Basset of Denuded Strata and veins", layers of strata are depicted using different colours and types of wood,mounted on wooden display plinth, made for the Industrial Museum of Scotland, by Thomas Sopwith, Newcastle, England, 1857

Museum reference

T.1857.170.12

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Geological model

Production information

Sopwith, Thomas, 1803 - 1879, Maker
Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, Northern Europe

Date

1857

Materials

Wood, Paper

Associations

Industrial Museum of Scotland

References

Sopwith, Thomas; Geological Models, (1841) pp. 79 - 84