Sheffield c.1780 showing property of Town Trustees and Church Dinosaur making it a striking choice

making it a striking choice for anyone drawn to antique wildlife art

with the coiled forms and watchful heads creating a composition that is both scholarly and unmistakably bold

slightly macabre and endlessly fascinating

character and a slightly old-fashioned cheer that feels especially at home in antique illustration

tonal contrast and wonderfully unexpected detail

Sheffield c.1780 showing property of Town Trustees and Church Dinosaur making it a striking choiceThis Sheffield map has the kind of detail that pulls you in. Showing the property of the Town Trustees and Church around 1780, it captures the city before the full force of industrial expansion, revealing an earlier Sheffield of institutions, streets and landholdings in beautifully intricate antique cartography. For anyone with roots in the city, an interest in South Yorkshire history, or a love of unusual old maps, it makes a piece that feels both