COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
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maps002~1~1
Maps Collection
Collection
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Image Number:
JRL18011375
image_number
JRL18011375
Image Number
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Reference Number:
R15369
reference_number
R15369
Reference Number
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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
title_larger_entity
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
Parent Work Title
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
A plan of Manchester and Salford
title_l_e_variant
A plan of Manchester and Salford
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Green, William, 1760-1823
creator
Green, William, 1760-1823
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Illustrator
creator_role
Illustrator
Creator Role
false
Creator Role:
Surveyor
creator_role
Surveyor
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Thornton, John, -1808
creator
Thornton, John, -1808
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Engraver
creator_role
Engraver
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
1794
date_created
1794
Date Created
false
Publication Details:
Manchester: s.n.
imprint
Manchester: s.n.
Publication Details
false
Page/Sheet:
Composite image
page
Composite image
Page/Sheet
false
Scale:
29 inches to the mile
scale
29 inches to the mile
Scale
false
Image Sequence Number:
010
Image Sequence Total:
010
image_sequence_total
010
Image Sequence Total
false
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.
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.
Description
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Language Code:
eng-GB
language
eng-GB
Language Code
false
Language Name:
English
language_name
English
Language Name
false
Subject:
Manchester (England)--Maps--To 1800
subject
Manchester (England)--Maps--To 1800
Subject
false
Subject:
Salford (Greater Manchester, England)--Maps
subject
Salford (Greater Manchester, England)--Maps
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Printed
category
Printed
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Maps
class
Maps
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Engraving (printing process)
technique
Engraving (printing process)
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Creation Site:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
location_creation_site
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Creation Site
false
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
temporal_coverage
18th Century CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
spatial_coverage
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Places Covered
false
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Salford
spatial_coverage
England: Greater Manchester: Salford
Places Covered
false
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
access_rights
<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png"></a>
Access Rights
false
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
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
References
false
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