Dublin: Browne & Nolan, 1968. Map. Offset lithograph. 18" x 23 1/2". This brightly colored tourist map of the city of Dublin folds out of a pamphlet. A colorful border shows 25 important buildings and landmarks, including Trinity College, St. Audoen's Arch, and the National Gallery, as well as the dates they were established. The map itself has illustrations of different historical scenes at the locations they took place, with explanatory notes. Interesting facts are noted as well, for example..... More

Amsterdam: 1666. Map. Uncolored copperplate engraving. Image measures 17.5 x 21.5". This sea chart depicts the British aisles with North oriented to the right. The map extends to include the English Chanel and coastline of Normandy. In addition to port, the index also includes soundings, sand bars, fishing banks and navigational hazards. Each region is adorned with a decorative coat of arms, and embellished compass roses appear at the top and bottom of the map. This map was published in..... More

Amsterdam: Jacques & Gasper Anthoine, 1669. Sea chart. Uncolored copperplate engraving. Image measures 19 7/8" x 22 3/4". This handsome sea chart by Pieter Goos depicts Ireland in its entirety, with the north oriented to the right. The chart also extends to parts of Scotland, England, and France. Also prominently featured are rhumb lines, scales, embellished tall ships, an elegant cartouche, and the harp crest for Ireland and the lion crest for Scotland. This map was published in Goos' "De..... More

Edinburgh: Lizars, William, 1832. Map (diptych-north and south). Engraving with original hand outline. Each image measures 16.5" x 20.75", each page measures 19" x 22.5". Beautifully detailed map of Ireland with rail and ship lines and distances. Unusual for its large size and good condition. Small chip and small tear to bottom of northern sheet. Minor chipping to bottom of southern sheet. Can be joined to form a large map. William Home Lizars (1788--1859) was an engraver and painter based..... More

Amsterdam: Jodocus Hondius, 1612. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 13 1/4 x 15 inches. Sheet measures 18 x 22 inches. Stains and chips to margins but otherwise in good condition. Beautiful map of the eastern part of Ulster, featuring Down and Antrim Counties in Northern Ireland. Mercator's famous moire pattern in the sea is used and relief is shown pictorially. The map appears in the French edition of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas. Gerard Mercator (1512-1594) was an accomplished mathematician..... More

London: Sayer, 1788. Map. Copper plate engraving with original outline hand color. Sheet measures 28 5/8" x 21 1/4" This large-scale wall map of the British Isles, based on the work of Thomas Kitchin, depicts England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland in intricate detail. Hand-colored lines divide and subdivide counties and shires, with various keys included for reference. The map is extensively labeled, showing roads, markets, boroughs, presbyteries, and cities - all distinguishable by symbol as explained in a legend in..... More

London: Chapman and Hall, 1837. Map. Engraving. 13 1/4" x 16". Small repair to upper left margin otherwise in good conditon. This incredibly detailed map of Dublin and its surroundings from the 19th century, describes from Kildare and south to Killiney Bay. There is subtle outline hand coloring. Dublin, capital of the Republic of Ireland, is on Ireland's east coast at the mouth of the River Liffey. The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, or SDUK was formed in..... More

Edinburgh: John Thomson, 1817. Map. Engraving with beautiful original hand outline. Image measures 23.75" x 19.75". Includes inset of the Shetland and Orkney Islands. From Thomson's "New General Atlas" of 1816. More

1779. Map. Engraving with contemporary hand coloring. Detailed map of the eastern part of Ireland, being the provinces of Ulster and Leinster. Safe sounding are noted along with towns and forests. A beautiful cartouche of fish and a fish net surround the title. Antonio Zatta (1775-1797) was the most prominent Italian map publisher of the late 18th century. His Venice-based publishing company produced maps that mark an important transition from 18th- to 19th-century cartographic styles. He updates and redefines the..... More