tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831412.post9005210055350204345..comments2023-10-11T03:43:28.302-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Science Librarian: Winchester, Simon. The map that changed the world: Willliam Smith and the birth of modern Geology. New York: HarperCollins, 2001. 329pp.John Dupuishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829396649299444557noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831412.post-5401385688324733412009-02-20T01:09:00.000-05:002009-02-20T01:09:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831412.post-19051656732203374782008-02-27T10:08:00.000-05:002008-02-27T10:08:00.000-05:00Hi John,I got a chance to see one of the original ...Hi John,<BR/><BR/>I got a chance to see one of the original copies of the William Smith map at the recent maps exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago. It was really amazing to see this vast (10 ft wide by 12 feet tall perhaps) map, with all the colors and markings exactly as they appear on the cover of Winchester's book (which I read last year). When you see it, you realize what an amazing piece of work it was.<BR/><BR/>Ed Eckel<BR/>World of Engineering BlogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com