An original map of the Village of Lewiston from 1815 was donated by the Stephen Townsend family, direct descendants of Jacob Townsend, who ran a shipping company in Lewiston before the War of 1812.

A rare early copy of William Smith’s 1815 Geological Map of England and Wales, previously thought lost, has been uncovered by Geological Society archivists. The new map has been digitized and ...

The Library and Library Foundation have been hard at work designing an exhibition for an extremely rare map created in 1815 by William Smith that charts the strata of England and parts of Scotland.

Geological Society of America. "1815 UK geologic map remains the benchmark." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 28 June 2016. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2016 / 06 / 160628182530.htm>.

The 1815 Geological Map of England and Wales was nicknamed “ The Map That Changed the World ” and there’s even a book by that name which asserts the importance of Smith’s accomplishment ...

In the early 1800s, you could walk the city of Baltimore in an evening. Thanks to researchers from UMBC, who have created a 3D digital model of Baltimore circa 1815, you can see an approximation ...

A map created by researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is helping modern-day Baltimore lovers catch a glimpse of Charm City’s past. BEARINGS (Bird’s Eye Annotated ...

In 1815, Mount Tambora experienced the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. The eruption's effects altered Earth’s climate for years and even led to the “year without summer” in 1816.

Tambora's 1815 eruption created a massive summit caldera. Image: NASA View Slideshow 1815: Tambora volcano in the East Indies erupts with a mighty roar. It sends enough pulverized rock into the ...

All maps have been re-projected and overlain on part of Smith's 1815 geological map of England and Wales. view more Credit: GSA Today; courtesy Peter Wigley and the Geological Society, London.