History
The Museum of Practical Geology was established in 1837 at a building in Craig's Court, Whitehall, at the suggestion of Henry De la Beche first Director General of the Geological Survey. The museum's library was founded by de la Bache in 1843, mainly in the form of donations from his own library.
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