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

Yates grew up in the Low Hill parish of Walton, Liverpool.^[3]

Career

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

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

Yates died in Liverpool in 1802.^[11] He was interred at the city's St Thomas' Church on 30 November.^[10]

References

^ "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.

[1] "Mapmakers - National Library of Scotland". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

[2] William Yates and Peter Burdett: Their Role in the Mapping of Lancashire and Cheshire During the Late Eighteenth Century – J. B. Harley, p. 107

[:0-3] William Yates, Cartographer, p. 200

[4] Delano-Smith, Catherine; Kain, Roger J. P. (1999). English Maps: A History. British Library. p. 283. ISBN 978-0-7123-4609-2.

[5] William Yates and Peter Burdett: Their Role in the Mapping of Lancashire and Cheshire During the Late Eighteenth Century – J. B. Harley, p. 113

[6] 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.

[7] Foxell, Simon (2008). Mapping England. Black Dog. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-906155-51-3.

[8] William Yates and Peter Burdett: Their Role in the Mapping of Lancashire and Cheshire During the Late Eighteenth Century – J. B. Harley, p. 122

[9] Club, North Staffordshire Field (1917). Annual Report and Transactions. J. & C. Mort, Printers. p. 58.

[page202-10] William Yates, Cartographer, p. 202

[11] Collections for a History of Staffordshire. Staffordshire Record Society. 1988. p. 122.

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