{"product_id":"1783-banbridge-gilford-waringstown-loughbrickland-donaghcloney-ireland-road-map","title":"1783 Banbridge, Gilford, Waringstown \u0026 Loughbrickland Ireland Road Map | Taylor \u0026 Skinner","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1783 Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner Banbridge, Gilford, Waringstown, Loughbrickland and Donaghcloney, 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 15\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 records the historic road network around \u003cstrong\u003eLoughbrickland, Banbridge, Gilford, Waringstown and Donaghcloney\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with connecting roads, estates and settlements in \u003cstrong\u003eCounty Down\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original heading \u003cstrong\u003e“Road from Dublin to Colerain by Antrim”\u003c\/strong\u003e identifies the wider journey represented by this section of the survey. Extensive mileage tables record routes towards \u003cstrong\u003eColeraine, Lurgan, Antrim, Randalstown, Ballymena, Moira and Portglenone\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as several cross-roads linking the principal towns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBanbridge\u003c\/strong\u003e is prominently shown as an important road junction, with routes towards \u003cstrong\u003eBelfast, Castlewellan and Rathfriland\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with the road continuing south towards \u003cstrong\u003eLoughbrickland\u003c\/strong\u003e. Numerous nearby estates, country houses and local roads are carefully engraved around the town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe route also passes through \u003cstrong\u003eGilford\u003c\/strong\u003e, where roads connect towards \u003cstrong\u003eArmagh, Tandragee, Lurgan and Dromore\u003c\/strong\u003e. The surrounding landscape includes \u003cstrong\u003eHalls Mill, Rosehall, Greenfield, Glebe House\u003c\/strong\u003e and other named properties associated with contemporary landowners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWaringstown\u003c\/strong\u003e forms another prominent settlement on the sheet, with nearby estates and roads linking it into the wider network. The engraving also records \u003cstrong\u003eDonaghcloney\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with neighbouring properties, waterways, churches and wooded grounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLoughbrickland\u003c\/strong\u003e appears at the lower end of the mapped route and forms another important point in the road network, connecting this sheet with adjoining sections of Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner’s survey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mileage tables are especially detailed on Map 15, recording not only the principal journey towards Coleraine but also routes between \u003cstrong\u003eBanbridge, Gilford, Lurgan, Waringstown, Ballymena, Moira and Portglenone\u003c\/strong\u003e. They provide an unusually rich record of late-18th-century road distances and connections through this part of Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe engraving preserves the historical spelling \u003cstrong\u003e“Colerain”\u003c\/strong\u003e for modern \u003cstrong\u003eColeraine\u003c\/strong\u003e. The modern form is used throughout this product description to make the location easier to identify, while the original 18th-century spelling remains visible on the antique map itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs throughout Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner’s survey, numerous named estates, country houses and contemporary landowners appear beside the roads, giving the engraving additional interest for \u003cstrong\u003eIrish local history, genealogy and family-history research\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdentified as \u003cstrong\u003eMap 15\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":53646496170277,"sku":"TS-015","price":53.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/1783-banbridge-gilford-waringstown-loughbrickland-ireland-road-map-01-hero.jpg?v=1787346396","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-dk\/products\/1783-banbridge-gilford-waringstown-loughbrickland-donaghcloney-ireland-road-map","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}