Old Map of Yorkshire in 1844 by Samuel Lewis - Leeds, Sheffield, York classic map reproduction docks and public buildings with

docks and public buildings with the fine engraving typical of the Tallis workshop

rendering a county then still recovering from decades of plantation and war

Ideal for collectors of vintage scientific illustrations

textured fur to its sturdy build

Old Map of Yorkshire in 1844 by Samuel Lewis - Leeds, Sheffield, York classic map reproduction docks and public buildings withThis 1844 map of Yorkshire was produced by Samuel Lewis as part of the same nationwide series of county surveys that accompanied his Topographical Dictionary of England, a reference work aiming to document every English parish alongside a short written history. Given the sheer size of historic Yorkshire, the largest county in England, Lewis's map had to compress an unusually dense record of towns, cities and villages onto a single sheet, tracing the