COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL18011375
Reference Number:
R15369
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
A plan of Manchester and Salford. Drawn from an actual survey by William Green. Begun in the year 1787 and compleated in 1794. Engraved by J. Thornton
Alternative Parent Work Title:
A plan of Manchester and Salford
Creator:
Green, William, 1760-1823
Creator Role:
Illustrator
Creator Role:
Surveyor
Creator:
Thornton, John, -1808
Creator Role:
Engraver
Date Created:
1794
Publication Details:
Manchester: s.n.
Page/Sheet:
Composite image
Scale:
29 inches to the mile
Image Sequence Number:
010
Image Sequence Total:
010
Description:
Composite image of very large map (consists of 9 sheets) drawn from an actual survey by William Green. Begun in the year 1787 and completed in 1794. Engraved by J. Thornton. Includes notes on W. Green and the map. Features street names, public buildings, landowners' names beyond developed area and outlines of proposed new streets. Around the title is an elaborate engraving, representing a cotton mill of the period, with symbolical figures in the foreground, the presentation by Cupids of Science and Art of the Plan of Manchester and Salford to a female figure (Britannia or Mancunia), who is supported by two others representing War and Peace, or Industry; the latter holding a Cornucopia to the central genius, who scatters coin from it in reward of the surveyor and engraver.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language Name:
English
Subject:
Manchester (England)--Maps--To 1800
Subject:
Salford (Greater Manchester, England)--Maps
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Maps
Technique Used:
Engraving (printing process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Salford
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
Harland, John, and Lee, James Prince, , former owner. Collectanea Relating to Manchester and Its Neighbourhood, at Various Periods. Manchester], Printed for the Chetham Society, 1866
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2018-01-12
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-01
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
