{"product_id":"1783-glenarm-cushendall-ballymena-broughshane-clough-ireland-road-map","title":"1783 Glenarm, Cushendall, Ballymena, Broughshane, Clough Ireland Road Map | Taylor \u0026 Skinner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1783 Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner Glenarm, Cushendall, Ballymena, Broughshane, Clough Ireland Road Map\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1783, this hand-coloured antique Ireland road map is Map 21 from the second revised edition of Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner’s \u003cem\u003eMaps of the Roads of Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e. The survey was undertaken in 1777, first published in 1778 and corrected for the 1783 edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe engraved headings, \u003cstrong\u003e“From Dublin to Glenarm”\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e“From Dublin to Newtownglens,”\u003c\/strong\u003e identify the two related journeys represented on the sheet. The map is arranged as adjoining road strips and records routes through inland County Antrim towards the Antrim coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProminent places shown include \u003cstrong\u003eGlenarm, Cushendall, Ballymena, Broughshane and Clough\u003c\/strong\u003e. Cushendall is labelled on the engraving as \u003cstrong\u003e“Newtownglens or Cushendall”\u003c\/strong\u003e, while Clough appears in the historic form \u003cstrong\u003e“Clogh.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Glenarm route passes through Ballymena and Broughshane, following part of the \u003cstrong\u003eRiver Braid\u003c\/strong\u003e through the surrounding countryside. Nearby estates and landmarks include \u003cstrong\u003eBallygarry, Craigbilly, Whitehall and Glenarm Castle\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with churches, bridges, country houses and the names of contemporary landowners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe adjoining strip follows the road from Clough towards Cushendall through a more mountainous landscape. Named properties include \u003cstrong\u003eRetreat, Mount Edward and Glenville\u003c\/strong\u003e, while the northern section records the coastline around \u003cstrong\u003eRed Bay\u003c\/strong\u003e and roads connecting towards Ballycastle and Glenarm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe combination of inland settlements, coastal routes, estates, rivers and named properties makes this map particularly interesting for \u003cstrong\u003eCounty Antrim local history, Irish genealogy and family-history research\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentified as \u003cstrong\u003eMap 21\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":53847384523045,"sku":"TS-021","price":7.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/01-1783-glenarm-cushendall-ballymena-broughshane-clough-ireland-road-map-hero_4d6e8a87-c8cc-4bc5-9bf9-6c157b94df00.jpg?v=1789708072","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-ch\/products\/1783-glenarm-cushendall-ballymena-broughshane-clough-ireland-road-map","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}