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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.
The Society maintains a large library of books relating to the history of Leeds and District, and conserves an archive of papers and images relating to Leeds. [ 4 ] A catalogue of the Society's archive holdings may be accessed from its webpage, along with specific catalogues of maps and plans, sales particulars, abstracts of title, images, and ...
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1866 map of Leeds 19th-century Briggate, Leeds. In 1801, 42% of the population of Leeds lived outside the township, in the wider borough. Cholera outbreaks in 1832 and 1849 caused the authorities to address the problems of drainage, sanitation, and water supply. Water was pumped from the River Wharfe, but by 1860 it was too heavily polluted to ...
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.
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The Mitchell Map. The Mitchell Map is a map made by John Mitchell (1711–1768), which was reprinted several times during the second half of the 18th century. The map, formally titled A map of the British and French dominions in North America &c., was used as a primary map source during the Treaty of Paris for defining the boundaries of the newly independent United States.