Yorks-Sheffield-1796 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18838

Map Date:

12.9.1796

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] T72/11 [I]

Historic county:

Yorks, West Riding

Town name:

Sheffield

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SK353875

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SK 3587

Map title:

'A map of the parish of Sheffield in the county of York by Wm Fairbank and son 1795.

Comments on map:

Streets complete, but not much else: only evidence of the family's religious persuasion is the dating '12th. of the 9th. Month 1796.' TNA [PRO] T72/11 copy has later manuscript revision of buildings, &c, and is on paper watermarked J. Whatman Turkey Mill 1825; very fresh plate.

Scale:

1:19,008

Map-maker:

William Fairbank & Son [sv, pb], J. Cary [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

87.0 x 52.7

Number of parts:

1

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Turnpikes:

shown

Mills:

windmills, (symbol)

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals

Woodland:

shown

Public/administrative boundaries:

Parish, township

Known copies of map:

Borthwick CC.EC 11/146, BLML Maps 5994(6) [1826], TNA [PRO] T72/11 [JWTM 1825], Sheffield Library S.12.L., S.42.L, S.96.L, S.123.L, S.127.L, 912.4274.SQ; Sheffield Library S.123.a.L [photo].

Industry:

food/drink, metallurgical processing, paper/print, misc: Walk Mill, Snuff Mill: all out-of-town.

Waterbodies:

shown

Relief:

prominent hills

Ordnance Survey's

1849-51

1:1056

1:10,560

1888-91

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560