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IRELAND110
- S. LEWIS "Kildare" London. 1846.
9½X7½. Finely engraved map shows Kildare, Kilnock, Maynooth, Celbridge,
Clane, Blessington, Ballymore Eustace, Newbridge, Kilcullen Bridge,
Ballytore, Baltinglass, Castledermot, Athy and many smaller market towns
& villages. Locates turnpike roads connecting towns and the main
roads to Dublin. Shows many rivers & elevations & includes a
decorative compass rose in top left. |
$85 |
IRELAND112
- A. ADLARD "Cavan, Westmeath & Meath"
London. 1850. Colored. 5½X8. Finely engraved map shows major market
towns of Cavan, Trim, Mullingar, Virginia, Navan Athboy, Drogheda &
the harbor of Ballbriggan on the Dublin border. Locates many small
villages, lakes, canals & postroads connecting towns. Very good
detail. |
$85 |
IRELAND120
- T. KITCHIN "The Province of Ulster one of
the four into which Ireland is Divided by Geographers" London.
1766. Colored. 6X9. Attractive map shows Londonderry and all principal
market towns and villages. Carrickfergus Bay, Donegal Bay, Sligo Bay,
Lough Swilly, Lough Foyle, Lough Neagh. Shows post roads, rivers and
hilly areas. Title is in a decorative cartouche with leaf, flower and
scroll motifs. |
$110 |
IRELAND122
- BALDWIN & CRADOCK “Dublin”.
London. 1836. Colored. 12X16. Finely drawn map of the City and its
environs shows the River Liffey flowing through it's center & the Grand
Canal leading to the docks & the River Dodder on its eastern boundary.
Map shows detailed street plans, locating principal buildings which are
also drawn in outline at the base of the map. Includes Parks & Squares &
Stephens Green, all colored green on the map. Depicts Trinity College &
the Provost's house. This is a particularly fine map in very good
condition. Engraved by E. Turrell. |
$185 |
IRELAND124
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CHATELAIN “Nouvelle Carte De L'Irlande...”
Amsterdam. c. 1719. Colored. 13½X18. Fine early map shows the 4 Provinces
of Ireland very clearly delineated. The map was drawn to show both the
ecclesiastical & political centers especially the cathedral cities &
towns, and the political centers represented in the Parliament. Includes
an inset in top left showing the ancient ecclesiastical cities and an
inset in top right showing the ‘present’
(18th century) cities. This very fine map of Ireland was engraved and
published in Amsterdam in Chatelain's “Atlas
Historique” an encyclopedia in 7 volumes. |
$350 |
IRELAND138
- C. MALTE-BRUN
“Irelande”. Paris. 1837. Colored.
12X8½. Fine map shows Ireland with its four Provinces clearly delineated
and with good detail of cities, towns & harbors. Depicts Dublin on the
east coast with Wicklow and Wexford harbors and Dundalk Bay. Shows
Londonderry & Antrim in Ulster, Galway and Galway Bay on the west coast
in Connaught, and Waterford and Cork in Munster. Includes St.
George's Channel & the title in top left is drawn with fine
calligraphy in an attractive design. From Atlas Completde Précis De La
Geographie Universelle. |
$150 |

IRELAND144 -
C. S. HAMMOND “Ireland” N.Y. 1936. Printed color. 15X10½. Finely
detailed map of Ireland depicts the Provinces of Ulster, Leinster,
Munster and Connaught and all major cities, towns and harbors. Locates
Dublin harbor on the east coast and Galway on the west coast, and
indicates steamship lines and ferry routes from east coast and northern
ports to English and Scottish harbors and notes that shipping from
Queenstown to New York is 2,728 miles. Also locates submarine telegraph
lines, lighthouses and llightships. An inset chart in lower right shows
an enlargement of Dublin & Vicinity. Excellent map from C. S. Hammond's
“New World Atlas.” |
$85 |
IRELAND145 -
J. N. BELLIN “Carte De L'Irelande”
Paris. 1764. Colored. 9X6½. Very attractive map of Ireland depicts
the 4 Provinces of Ulster, Leinter, Connaught & Munster & shows the
harbor of Dublin on the east coast with Antrim, Londonderry & Belfast in
Northern Ireland. Depicts Galway Bay on the west coast with Limerick,
Waterford & Cork in the south. Includes 2 small sections of the coast of
Scotland & the coast of Wales & the St. George's Channel dividing
Ireland from Great Britain. In lower right the map has a very decorative
title cartouche ornamented with leaf, flower & scroll motifs. Engraved
under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) the Royal
Hydrographer to the King in Paris, the map was included in Bellin's
“Petit Atlas Maritime” in 1764. |
$225 |

IRELAND146 -
R. BONNE “Royaume D'Irelande.”
Paris. 1787. Colored. 13½X9. Handsome map of Ireland shows the 4
Provinces of Ulster, Leinster, Munster & Connaught along with hundreds
of names of cities, towns, villages & harbors. Depicts Belfast, Antrim &
Londonderry in Northern Ireland, & Dublin, Milford Haven, Waterford &
Cork on the east & southeast coast with Galway Bay & Connaught on the
west coast. Locates the St. George's Channel off Ireland's east coast
dividing Ireland from Great Britain. Engraved under the direction of
Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) the Director of the Depot de la Marine in
Paris, the map was published in “Atlas Encylopidique” in Paris in 1787
with the cooperation of Nicolas Demarest. |
$225 |
 IRELAND147 -
J. CARY “A Map of Ireland Divided into Provinces & Counties from the
Best Authorities.”
London. 1793. Colored. 20X16¼. Finely engraved & detailed map shows
Ireland's 4 Provinces of Leinster, Ulster, Connaught & Munster, along
with counties, cities, towns & harbors. Depicts Dublin Harbor on the
east coast, Belfast on Carrickfergus Bay in the northeast, Galway Bay on
the west coast & Cork & Kinsale Harbors in the south. Locates bays,
inlets & rivers around the coastal regions, with lakes, hills, mountains
& roads leading to & from major centers, inland. The map was engraved by
John Cary (1754-1835) one of England's most able & prolific 18th century
engravers & publishers and issued in “Cary's New & Correct English
Atlas” in 1793. A fine map. |
$485 |
IRELAND149 -
H. S. TANNER “Ireland.” Phila. 1836. Colored. 11X9. Very detailed
early 19th century map of Ireland shows the 4 Provinces of Munster,
Connaught, Leinster & Ulster plus counties & hundreds of cities, towns &
harbors. Locates all the major bays around the coast including Dublin
Bay, Carlingford & Dundalk Bays on the east coast, Clew, Galway &
Donegal Bays on the west coast with Dingle & Bantry Bays in the south.
Locates rivers, mountains, roads, railroads & canals throughout. This
finely engraved map was published in 1836 by Henry Schenck Tanner
(1786-1853) in “A New Universal Atlas Containing Maps of the Empires,
Kingdoms, States & Republics of the World.” Very nice condition. |
$315 |
IRELAND150 -
G. MERCATOR “Irlandia Regnum.”
Amsterdam 1606-19. Colored. 13X16½. This very detailed & colorful
early map is dotted with cities, towns & harbors around the coast. Names
are both in Latin & Olde English. Dublin Harbor on the east coast is
spelled Dublyn Haven, Galway Bay is drawn on the west coast along with
Dyngle Bay, Caryk Ness & in the south is Balatymor Bay, Waterford &
Wexford Havens. Ireland is divided into counties, but not Provinces as
yet, & the map is drawn with west at the top in the manner of early
cartographic styles, so that Ireland lies horizontal on the sheet
instead of vertical. The title in top right is on a decorative floating
ribbon banner, & on the back is a double page Latin text titled
“Hibernia Regnum.” This beautiful map is decorated with elegant
calligraphy. From Gerard Mercator's “Atlas Sive Cosmographicae
Meditationes De Fabrica Mundi.” Published by Jodicus Hondius, in
Amsterdam in 1606-1619. |
$1,500 |
IRELAND151 -
J. N. BELLIN “Port Et Ville De Kingsaill En Irelande.”
Paris. 1764. Colored. 8½X6½. In the 18th century Kinsale Town &
Harbor, which lies below Cork on Ireland's southern coast was a shipping
& trading port for Ireland's merchandise & produce which was shipped to
ports around the world. It lies on the River Bandon & the chart shows
public buildings & wharves, the fortified castle at the harbor entrance
& includes many depth soundings in the river, along with a sailing
course for entering the harbor. A decorative title cartouche is drawn in
lower right ornamented with scrolls, leaves & flowers. The chart was
drawn under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1702-1773) the
Royal Hydrographer to the King & Director of the Depot De La Marine in
Paris. Attractive & finely engraved. |
$310 |
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