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THE first geological map of Scotland, made by Louis Albert Necker in the year 1808, was exhibited by Mr. V. A. Eyles, of the Geological Survey, at a meeting of the Edinburgh Geological Society 011 March 9. The map, which belongs to tho Geological Society of London, is based in part on information supplied to Necker by other geologists and in part on his own extensive travels in Scotland. Tho map has never been published, and in view of its historical importance, it is hoped to reproduce a colour facsimile. Mr. Eyles said that Necker, who was born in Switzerland, went to Edinburgh in 1806, and studied geology under Prof. Jameson at the University. He was a grandson of de Saussure, the famous Alpinist and geologist; he was related to Madame de Stael, the novelist, and to Necker, tho financier, a minister of Louis XVI. After leaving Edinburgh in 1808, he became professor of mineralogy at Geneva, and travelled extensively in Europe. In 1821, he published an account of his travels in Scotland in a three-volume work entitled “Voyage en Ecosse et aux lies bebrides”. He returned to Edinburgh on several occasions. In 1841 he retired to Skye for reasons of health, and remained there until his death in 1861. He was buried at Portree.
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Necker's Map of Scotland. Nature 143, 465–466 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/143465c0
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