Robert Baugh (1748 – 27 December 1832) was a Welsh surveyor, copper-plate
engraver,
map-maker and print-maker.
Early life
Robert Baugh, the son of Christiana and Robert Baugh,
was born in 1748 in
Llandysilio
Llandysilio is a small village and community (Wales), community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales.
Its population at the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census was 962, increasing to 1,122 at the 2011 census. The present parish church, dedica ...
, near
Llanymynech
Llanymynech is a village and former civil parish straddling the Wales-England border, border between Powys, Wales, and Shropshire, England, about north of the Welsh town of Welshpool. The name is Welsh language, Welsh for "Llan (placename), L ...
,
and was baptised at Llanymynech church on 2 May 1749.
Career
John Evans's map of
North Wales
North Wales ( ) is a Regions of Wales, region of Wales, encompassing its northernmost areas. It borders mid Wales to the south, England to the east, and the Irish Sea to the north and west. The area is highly mountainous and rural, with Snowdon ...
(1795) was engraved by Baugh.
In 1809, the
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, commonly known as the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), is a learned society that champions innovation and progress across a multitude of sectors by fostering creativity, s ...
in London awarded him a fifteen guineas and a silver medal for his map of
Shropshire
Shropshire (; abbreviated SalopAlso used officially as the name of the county from 1974–1980. The demonym for inhabitants of the county "Salopian" derives from this name.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West M ...
,
which was noted for sharp engraved lines and accuracy. He was also a draughtsman and a surveyor,
for area aqueduct and road projects. He also worked for
Thomas Telford
Thomas Telford (9 August 1757 – 2 September 1834) was a Scottish civil engineer. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in Shropshire, he designed numerous infrastructure projects in his native Scotland, as well ...
and Stevenson
on the
Ellesmere Canal
The Ellesmere Canal was a waterway in England and Wales that was planned to carry boat traffic between the rivers Mersey and Severn. The proposal would create a link between the Port of Liverpool and the mineral industries in north east Wales an ...
.
He was the
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...
clerk and church warden of the Llanymynech church for many years.
The church has several brass plates made by Baugh, hung on its north wall.
Personal life
He married Catherine Edwards of
Carreghofa
Carreghofa () is a Community (Wales), community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, and is 89.6 miles (144.2 km) from Cardiff and 153.6 miles (247.2 km) from London. In 2011 the population of Carreghofa was 667 with 10.2% of them able to ...
on 25 May 1782 and lived in Llwyn-tidman, just east of Llanymynech. Their children included Susanna, Catherine, Robert and Margaret.
Baugh died near Llanymynech on 27 December 1832, aged 84.
References
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1748 births
1832 deaths
Welsh engravers
Welsh cartographers
British surveyors
People from Powys