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A 1560 map of Leeds As the sixteenth century drew to a close, and while the seventeenth was still young, the towns-folk of Leeds secured in the first instance at their own cost, in the second by a strictly limited Royal favour two important privileges—the right of electing their own vicar and of governing themselves in municipal affairs.
English: In January 1643, a Parliamentarian assault, led by Thomas Fairfax, captured Leeds. The map shows the approximate extent of Leeds at the time, and the avenues of attack taken by the Parliamentarians.
John Cossins (1697 in Brompton-by-Sawdon – 1743) was an early cartographer, known for the following city maps: plan of Leeds (c.1730) titled "A New and Exact Plan of the Town of Leedes" [1] map of York (1726): "New and Exact Plan of the City of York" This displayed fashionable new houses around the margin of the map. [2]
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Maps of the New World had been produced since the 16th century. The history of cartography of the United States begins in the 18th century, after the declared independence of the original Thirteen Colonies on July 4, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War (1776–1783). Later, Samuel Augustus Mitchell published a map of the United States ...
It’s a history worth exploring on Indigenous Peoples’ Day. ... This Tribal Map of America Shows Whose Land You’re Actually Living On. David Grossman. October 10, 2022 at 11:39 AM.
Pages in category "History of Leeds" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Image credits: undiscoveredh1story Nowadays, we consume tons of visual media. Videos, photos, cinema, and TV can help us learn new things every day. However, they can just as easily misinform us.