COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1403896
Reference Number:
EGR11/5/11
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Papers from Dunham Massey Hall relating to the Cheshire and Lancashire Estates
Parent Work Title:
Plan of Altrincham
Date Created:
1790
Description:
Plan of the township of Altrincham, compiled by William Crosley in 1790. The plan shows roads, buildings, fields and hedges in considerable detail. The tenants or owners of some fields and parcels of land are recorded, but most fields are identified by number only, and no schedule or book of reference appears to have survived to identify the fields. Ink and colour wash on vellum Condition: area at top-left corner missing. Decoration: cartouche in top-left corner showing viaduct on Bridgewater Canal and idealized landscape (incomplete).
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
Altrincham (England)--Maps
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Maps
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Vellum
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Chishire: Altrincham
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
National Trust
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
National Trust Collections, Dunham Massey, Stamford Estate Papers
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2013-12-04
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
