Eighteenth Century Staffordshire Map, by William Yates

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Date:1798

Description:William Yates' produced the accurately surveyed medium-scale map of Staffordshire. His survey began in 1769 and finished in 1775 at a scale of 1 inch to 1 mile. This later version of his map is at a scale of 2 inches to 1 mile and was published by W. Faden, Geographer, of Charing Cross on 10 August 1798. Hundreds and parks are marked in green and orange.

You can explore Yates' original 1775 map in the 'Map Explorer' facility on this website.

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Image courtesy of: Staffordshire Record Office

Donor ref:Yates Map 1798 (241/48998)

Source: Staffordshire Record Office

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