Cartography of York

The Cartography of York is the history of surveying and creation of maps of the city of York. The following is a list of historic maps of York:

• c.1610: John Speed's map^[1]
• 1624: Samuel Parsons' map of Dringhouses^[2]
• c1682: Captain James Archer's Plan of the Greate, Antient & Famous Citty of York^[3]
• 1685: Jacob Richards' Survey of the City of York^[4][1] [2]
• 1694: Benedict Horsley's Iconography or Ground Plot of ye City of Yorke^[1]
• 1722: John Cossins: A New and Exact Plan of the City of York^[1]
• 1748: re-issue of Cossins' New and Exact Plan with five new architectural illustrations across the upper edge of the engraving. These include the new County Hospital and the Assembly Rooms
• 1736: map in Francis Drake's Eboracum
• 1784: William White's plan of York
• various: Tithe maps [3]
• 1822: Alfred Smith's map, published in Edward Baines' History, Directory and Gazetteer of the county of York.^[5][6]
• 1832: map by Robert Cooper
• 1852: York Ordnance Survey [4]
• 1858: Nathaniel Whittock’s Birds Eye View
• 1900: Bacon's map of the environs of York [5]
• 1909: Ordnance Survey map
• 1937: Ordnance Survey map

Notes

Bibliography

• Addyman, Peter, ed (2015). The British Historic Towns Atlas, Volume V, York. Historic Towns Trust. ISBN 978-1-78570-127-6. 
• An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 2, the Defences. London. 1972. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/york/vol2. Retrieved 24 July 2018. 
• An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 3, South west. London. 1972. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/york/vol3. Retrieved 24 July 2018. 
• An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 5, Central. London. 1981. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/york/vol5. Retrieved 24 July 2018. 

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