{"product_id":"1783-londonderry-limavady-dungiven-clady-river-roe-ireland-road-map","title":"1783 Londonderry, Limavady, Dungiven, Clady, River Roe Ireland Road Map | Taylor \u0026 Skinner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1783 Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner Londonderry, Limavady, Dungiven, Clady, River Roe Ireland Road Map\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1783, this hand-coloured antique Ireland road map is \u003cstrong\u003eMap 32\u003c\/strong\u003e 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\n\u003cp\u003eThe engraved heading, \u003cstrong\u003e“From Dublin to Newtown-Limavady by Dungiven,”\u003c\/strong\u003e identifies the principal journey represented on the sheet. The mileage table records Dungiven at 99 miles from Dublin and Newtown-Limavady a further 7 miles 5 furlongs along the route. The historic name Newtown-Limavady refers to modern \u003cstrong\u003eLimavady\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map is arranged as two adjoining road strips. One follows the road between \u003cstrong\u003eDungiven\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eLimavady\u003c\/strong\u003e through the River Roe valley, while the adjoining section records the road through \u003cstrong\u003eClady\u003c\/strong\u003e and the countryside approaching \u003cstrong\u003eLondonderry\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLondonderry\u003c\/strong\u003e is prominently shown beside the \u003cstrong\u003eRiver Foyle\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the walled town represented by its compact street plan. Roads towards Strabane and Malin are marked around the city, together with the principal route continuing through the surrounding countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeaving Londonderry, the engraving records named residences and estates including \u003cstrong\u003eAshbrook\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBeech Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e before the road continues through hills, rivers and smaller settlements. The \u003cstrong\u003eRiver Faughan\u003c\/strong\u003e forms an important geographical feature along this part of the route.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBurntollet\u003c\/strong\u003e appears beside the road, followed by further estates and river crossings before the route reaches \u003cstrong\u003eClady\u003c\/strong\u003e, which is clearly marked with nearby churches, houses and connecting roads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe adjoining strip begins at \u003cstrong\u003eDungiven\u003c\/strong\u003e, where several roads converge around the settlement. \u003cstrong\u003eDungiven Castle\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eRiver Roe\u003c\/strong\u003e are shown nearby, while connecting roads lead towards Londonderry and other parts of the regional road network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Dungiven the road follows the River Roe valley through a succession of named estates, churches and residences. \u003cstrong\u003eBoveagh Church\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDerryyard\u003c\/strong\u003e and other properties appear beside the road, illustrating the settled landscape along this important route.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimavady\u003c\/strong\u003e, engraved as “Newtown-Limavady,” forms the principal destination on this section of the sheet. Roads towards Londonderry, Coleraine and Garvagh branch from the town, demonstrating its importance as a junction within the late-18th-century road network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of \u003cstrong\u003eLondonderry, Limavady, Dungiven, Clady, the River Foyle, River Faughan and River Roe\u003c\/strong\u003e makes this sheet particularly useful for \u003cstrong\u003eCounty Derry \/ Londonderry local history, Irish genealogy and family-history research\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdentified as \u003cstrong\u003eMap 32\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":53876119339301,"sku":"TS-032","price":7.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/01-1783-londonderry-limavady-dungiven-clady-river-roe-ireland-road-map-hero.jpg?v=1789967751","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-ch\/products\/1783-londonderry-limavady-dungiven-clady-river-roe-ireland-road-map","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}