A portfolio of copies of the Ordnance Survey preparatory maps of parts of north Wales created between 1816 and 1824 (Scale : 2 inch to the mile)
Ordnance Survey Preparatory Maps of North Wales
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- ReferenceGB 222 BMSS OS
- Dates of Creation1816-1824
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish.
- Physical Description46 items. Laminated copies
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Robert Dawson, the creator of these maps, was born in Devon in 1798. It appears that he entered the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich and eventually became Lieutenant Colonel. He died in 1861.
In 1791, a Board of Ordnance began a survey of England's southern coast, by order of the government. This resulted in a third of England and Wales being mapped at the one inch scale. In 1824 it was ordered that a detailed 6 inch to the mile survey be made.
Arrangement
Incorporated into the General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts
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Note
Description compiled by Elen Wyn Simpson, February 2004.
Other Finding Aids
A typescript catalogue is available at the Archives Department of the University of Wales Bangor. Reference number : General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts 34081
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