The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914 · THE MAP AROUND
Map of the Industrial Revolution in Europe around 1785
Arkwright’s mills and the first canals
The Industrial Revolution in Europe around 1785: Arkwright’s mills and the first canals. Since 1750, 1 territory changed status on this map: Great Britain and Ulster.
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What changes on the map
| Great Britain and Ulster | Agrarian economy → Industrialising |
On the ground
- the early cotton district around Manchester, Bolton and Blackburn, c. 1785
- the Derwent valley mills, from Cromford to Derby
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