{"product_id":"1783-maghera-magherafelt-tobermore-desertmartin-ballynascreen-ireland-road-map","title":"1783 Maghera, Magherafelt, Tobermore, Desertmartin, Ballynascreen Ireland Road Map | Taylor \u0026 Skinner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1783 Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner Maghera, Magherafelt, Tobermore, Desertmartin, Ballynascreen Ireland Road Map\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1783, this hand-coloured antique Ireland road map is Map 28 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 heading, \u003cstrong\u003e“From Dublin,”\u003c\/strong\u003e identifies this sheet as part of the continuing northern route from the capital. Connecting roads are shown towards Cookstown, Derry and neighbouring settlements, linking the principal road with the wider network across this part of Ulster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProminent places shown include \u003cstrong\u003eMaghera, Magherafelt, Tobermore, Desertmartin and Ballynascreen\u003c\/strong\u003e, all within historic County Londonderry. Desertmartin appears on the engraving as \u003cstrong\u003e“Desart-martin”\u003c\/strong\u003e, while Tobermore is shown in the historic form \u003cstrong\u003e“Tubbermore.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagherafelt\u003c\/strong\u003e appears as an important road junction with routes towards Maghera and neighbouring settlements. Nearby properties include \u003cstrong\u003eKillyfaddy and Drumbawn\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with roads through the surrounding hill country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFurther north, the route passes \u003cstrong\u003eDesertmartin\u003c\/strong\u003e and continues towards \u003cstrong\u003eTobermore\u003c\/strong\u003e. The \u003cstrong\u003eRiver Moyola\u003c\/strong\u003e is prominently shown, together with \u003cstrong\u003eFort William\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ballynascreen Church, country houses, river crossings and local roads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaghera\u003c\/strong\u003e is shown with several roads meeting around the settlement, including routes towards Newferry, Bellaghy and Derry. Nearby glebe lands, estates, hills and waterways provide additional detail throughout the sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe combination of towns, churches, river crossings, roads and named properties makes this map particularly interesting for \u003cstrong\u003eCounty Derry \/ Londonderry local history, Irish genealogy and family-history research\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentified as \u003cstrong\u003eMap 28\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":53866310369573,"sku":"TS-028","price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/01-1783-maghera-magherafelt-tobermore-desertmartin-ballynascreen-ireland-road-map-hero.jpg?v=1789864202","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-gi\/products\/1783-maghera-magherafelt-tobermore-desertmartin-ballynascreen-ireland-road-map","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}