Old Map of Yorkshire North Riding circa 1834

Old map of Yorkshire North Riding originally published by C & J Greenwood circa 1834. Beautifully engraved by J. Walker. Christopher Greenwood compiled and published this series of county maps of England & Wales over the years 1821 - 1834. Yorkshire man Christopher entered into a partnership with his brother James in 1821 and they traded together under C & J Greenwood. The brothers competed against Great Britain's national mapping agency Ordnance Survey and the maps produced by C & J Greenwood were renowned for their accuracy. The brothers were one of the last private companies to undertake the large scale mapping of England & Wales.

We make our own frames from moulding hand finished in our workshop. The standard finish is a distressed black with gold slip inserted. The maps are large so for weight, shipping, and safety reasons, we use 3mm acrylic as the glazing material. Made individually to order in our Devon workshop. Light weight and shipped ready to hang.

When this map was published:

Between the 1750s and 1830s over 4,000 miles of navigable waterways were constructed across Britain. It was essential to link inland towns with the coastal trade which was so important for the transport of goods and economic growth to the island. The first proper canal was built in Lancashire between 1755 - 1761 between the River Mersey and St Helens. The second canal was built to link the Duke of Bridgewater's coalfields in Worsley with the industrial centre and textile mills of Manchester. Bridgewater hired James Brindley (1716 - 1772), who came to be known as 'the father of English canals'. An uneducated mill-wright, Brindley built the 10 mile canal linking the coalfields of Worsley to Manchester. The success of that canal led to similar projects - such as the Grand Trunk canal, penetrating the central ridge of England by the Harecastle Tunnel. Designing and constructing complex canal lines linking water and coal majorly contributed to the growth of the industrial revolution. Brindley undertook all of his works without written calculations or drawings, leaving no records other than the work themselves. Another renowned engineer at this time was Scotsman John Rennie (1761 - 1821) who worked on the canals designing aqueducts, road bridges, docks, harbours, and the Plymouth breakwater. The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 began a new era in transport and canals lost their monopoly.