{"product_id":"1783-dundalk-newry-castlebellingham-dromiskin-road-map","title":"1783 Dundalk, Newry, Castlebellingham \u0026 Dromiskin Ireland Road Map | Taylor \u0026 Skinner","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1783 Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner Dundalk, Newry, Castlebellingham \u0026amp; Dromiskin, Ireland Road Map\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003ehand-coloured antique Irish road map\u003c\/strong\u003e, published in \u003cstrong\u003e1783\u003c\/strong\u003e, is \u003cstrong\u003eMap 4\u003c\/strong\u003e from the second revised edition of Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner’s \u003cem\u003eMaps of the Roads of Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e. Surveyed in 1777 and corrected down to 1783, it is presented as \u003cstrong\u003etwo adjoining strip maps on a single engraved sheet\u003c\/strong\u003e, following the historic road through \u003cstrong\u003eCastlebellingham, Dromiskin, Lurgangreen, Dundalk, Jonesborough and Newry\u003c\/strong\u003e, across \u003cstrong\u003eCounties Louth, Armagh and Down\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eleft-hand strip\u003c\/strong\u003e follows the route north through \u003cstrong\u003eCounty Louth\u003c\/strong\u003e, beginning around \u003cstrong\u003eCastlebellingham\u003c\/strong\u003e and continuing by \u003cstrong\u003eDromiskin\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eLurgangreen\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDundalk\u003c\/strong\u003e before extending towards \u003cstrong\u003eJonesborough\u003c\/strong\u003e. Numerous side roads, churches, country houses and estates are marked along the way, including roads towards \u003cstrong\u003eArdee, Carlingford and Carrickmacross\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDundalk\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most prominent places on the sheet, shown beside the coastal inlet with its surrounding streets, connecting roads and nearby landed properties clearly engraved. Among the named places and properties in this section are \u003cstrong\u003eMountpleasant, Priorland, Haggardstown and Clermont\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with several contemporary landowners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eright-hand strip\u003c\/strong\u003e continues the route through the border country around \u003cstrong\u003eNewry\u003c\/strong\u003e, where the road network becomes especially rich in detail. The engraving shows roads leading towards \u003cstrong\u003eDownpatrick, Rostrevor, Carlingford, Narrow Water and Armagh\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with \u003cstrong\u003eturnpikes, waterways, hills, churches, bridges and named estates\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral local features add particular interest to the Newry section, including \u003cstrong\u003eSheep Bridge, Donoughmore Church, Ballintaggart, Trianont\u003c\/strong\u003e and the clearly engraved road junctions around the town itself. The map also marks the county transitions with the inscriptions \u003cstrong\u003e“Enter Armagh Co.”\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e“Enter Down Co.”\u003c\/strong\u003e, making the historic relationship between the adjoining counties especially clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe side-by-side strip arrangement allows a long section of road to be shown on a single page while retaining the \u003cstrong\u003emile-by-mile format\u003c\/strong\u003e characteristic of Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner’s survey. As throughout the series, the map also includes numerous named country houses, estates and landowners, giving it added value for \u003cstrong\u003eIrish local history, genealogy and family-history research\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe large engraved county names and marked county boundaries make this sheet particularly useful as a record of the late-18th-century road connections between \u003cstrong\u003eCounty Louth, County Armagh and County Down\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdentified as \u003cstrong\u003eMap 4\u003c\/strong\u003e in Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner’s \u003cem\u003eMaps of the Roads of Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e, it forms part of their extensive late-18th-century survey of Ireland’s principal roads.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Old Map Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53625556304165,"sku":"TS-004","price":7.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/1783-dundalk-newry-castlebellingham-dromiskin-road-map-01-hero.jpg?v=1787180665","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-ch\/products\/1783-dundalk-newry-castlebellingham-dromiskin-road-map","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}