Burdett’s map of Derbyshire: Mapmaking 10

In 1762, the Society for the Encouragement of Arts offered a prize of up to £100 for new county surveys carried out to the strictest scientific standards. Peter Perez Burdett applied to survey Derbyshire. ‘Wright of Derby, The Orrery.jpg’ is public domain via Wikimedia Commons [[File:Wright of Derby, The Orrery.jpg|Wright_of_Derby,_The_Orrery]] ‘1777 Burdett map of area around Sale.jpg’ is public domain via Wikimedia Commons [[File:1777 Burdett map of area around Sale.jpg|1777_Burdett_map_of_area_around_Sale]] ‘Nottinghamshire survey'd in 1774 (2d édition) - John Chapman - btv1b53102954f (3 of 4).jpg’ is public domain via Wikimedia Commons [[File:Nottinghamshire survey'd in 1774 (2d édition) - John Chapman - btv1b53102954f (3 of 4).jpg|Nottinghamshire_survey'd_in_1774_(2d_édition)_-_John_Chapman_-_btv1b53102954f_(3_of_4)]] https://map-of-essex.uk/ is public domain via Wikimedia Commons ‘John Cary - Map of Derbyshire - 1787 - 001.jpg’ is public domain via Wikimedia Commons [[File:John Cary - Map of Derbyshire - 1787 - 001.jpg|John_Cary_-_Map_of_Derbyshire_-_1787_-_001]]