{"product_id":"1783-larne-glenarm-ballygally-glynn-ireland-road-map","title":"1783 Larne, Glenarm, Ballygally \u0026 Glynn Ireland Road Map | Taylor \u0026 Skinner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1783 Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner Larne, Glenarm, Ballygally and Glynn, Ireland Road Map\u003c\/strong\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 14\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 through \u003cstrong\u003eLarne, Glynn, Ballygally and Glenarm\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong\u003eCounty Antrim\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with connecting roads, estates and prominent landscape features.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original heading \u003cstrong\u003e“From Dublin to Glenarm by Belfast”\u003c\/strong\u003e identifies the wider journey represented by this section of the survey. The route passes through the countryside around \u003cstrong\u003eLarne\u003c\/strong\u003e before following the County Antrim coast northwards towards \u003cstrong\u003eGlenarm\u003c\/strong\u003e, with mile markers, waterways, hills, estates and country houses carefully engraved along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLarne\u003c\/strong\u003e is prominently shown beside \u003cstrong\u003eLough Larne\u003c\/strong\u003e, with several roads meeting around the town and harbour. The surrounding countryside includes numerous named properties and estates, while \u003cstrong\u003eGlynn\u003c\/strong\u003e appears along the coastal route between Larne and the continuing road towards Glenarm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFurther north, the engraving records \u003cstrong\u003eBallygally\u003c\/strong\u003e along the coastal route, together with neighbouring estates, country houses and local roads. The original map uses an older historical form of the place name, while the modern spelling \u003cstrong\u003eBallygally\u003c\/strong\u003e is used throughout this product description to make the location easier to identify.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlenarm\u003c\/strong\u003e forms one of the major features of the sheet. The town is shown beside the sea with \u003cstrong\u003eGlenarm Castle\u003c\/strong\u003e, identified with the \u003cstrong\u003eEarl of Antrim\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the extensive \u003cstrong\u003eDeer Park\u003c\/strong\u003e prominently depicted nearby. These features give the map particular interest beyond the road network itself and provide a detailed record of the late-18th-century landscape around Glenarm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surrounding countryside also includes \u003cstrong\u003eKilwaughter House\u003c\/strong\u003e, wooded estates, streams, hills and numerous properties associated with contemporary landowners. Roads towards places including \u003cstrong\u003eBallymena\u003c\/strong\u003e are marked, illustrating the wider network connected with the principal coastal route.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of \u003cstrong\u003eLarne, Glenarm, Ballygally, Glynn, Glenarm Castle and Lough Larne\u003c\/strong\u003e makes this an especially attractive record of the historic County Antrim landscape and road system during the late 18th century.\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 14\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":53646412218661,"sku":"TS-014","price":53.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/1783-larne-glenarm-ballygally-glynn-ireland-road-map-01-hero.jpg?v=1787344110","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-dk\/products\/1783-larne-glenarm-ballygally-glynn-ireland-road-map","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}