William Yates (cartographer)
William Yates (1738–1802)[1] was an 18th-century British cartographer. He surveyed land in northern England, mostly in Lancashire.[2]
Early life[edit]
Yates grew up in the Low Hill parish of Walton, Liverpool.[3]
Career[edit]
Early in his career, Yates was an assistant to Peter Perez Burdett.[4]
In 1769, Yates completed a survey for the Map of the Environs of Liverpool.[5]
Yates' survey of Lancashire (1786),[6] at one inch to the mile,[7] was "one of the eleven English county maps which received national recognition in the period 1759–1809". He received a gold medal from the Society of Arts.[8]
His 1775 trigonometrical survey of Staffordshire was described as "the last production of outstanding importance" before the end of the 18th century.[9]
Personal life[edit]
In his will, made in 1802, Yates refers to his children: William Jr, George, Joseph, Sarah, Hannah and Patty.[3]
In the 1770s, he was living in Cleveland Square and working as a customs officer. Twenty years later, he was a resident of West Derby, Liverpool, employed as a surveyor of customs.[10]
Death[edit]
Yates died in Liverpool in 1802.[11] He was interred at the city's St Thomas' Church on 30 November.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mapmakers - National Library of Scotland". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ William Yates and Peter Burdett: Their Role in the Mapping of Lancashire and Cheshire During the Late Eighteenth Century – J. B. Harley, p. 107
- ^ a b William Yates, Cartographer, p. 200
- ^ Delano-Smith, Catherine; Kain, Roger J. P. (1999). English Maps: A History. British Library. p. 283. ISBN 978-0-7123-4609-2.
- ^ William Yates and Peter Burdett: Their Role in the Mapping of Lancashire and Cheshire During the Late Eighteenth Century – J. B. Harley, p. 113
- ^ Edney, Matthew H.; Pedley, Mary Sponberg (15 May 2020). The History of Cartography, Volume 4: Cartography in the European Enlightenment. University of Chicago Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-226-33922-1.
- ^ Foxell, Simon (2008). Mapping England. Black Dog. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-906155-51-3.
- ^ William Yates and Peter Burdett: Their Role in the Mapping of Lancashire and Cheshire During the Late Eighteenth Century – J. B. Harley, p. 122
- ^ Club, North Staffordshire Field (1917). Annual Report and Transactions. J. & C. Mort, Printers. p. 58.
- ^ a b William Yates, Cartographer, p. 202
- ^ Collections for a History of Staffordshire. Staffordshire Record Society. 1988. p. 122.