Robert Baugh
Welsh engraver, map-maker and surveyor
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Early life
Robert Baugh, the son of Christiana and Robert Baugh,[2] was born in 1748 in Llandysilio, near Llanymynech,[1][4] and was baptised at Llanymynech church on 2 May 1749.[2]
Career
John Evans's map of North Wales (1795) was engraved by Baugh.[1][5] In 1809, the Royal Society of Arts in London awarded him a fifteen guineas and a silver medal for his map of Shropshire,[1][5] which was noted for sharp engraved lines and accuracy. He was also a draughtsman and a surveyor,[6] for area aqueduct and road projects. He also worked for Thomas Telford and Stevenson[2] on the Ellesmere Canal.[7]
He was the parish clerk and church warden of the Llanymynech church for many years.[1][2] The church has several brass plates made by Baugh, hung on its north wall.[6][8]
Personal life
He married Catherine Edwards of Carreghofa on 25 May 1782 and lived in Llwyn-tidman, just east of Llanymynech. Their children included Susanna, Catherine, Robert and Margaret.[9][10]
Baugh died near Llanymynech on 27 December 1832, aged 84.[1][6]