{"product_id":"1783-belfast-lisburn-banbridge-dromore-hillsborough-ireland-road-map","title":"1783 Belfast, Lisburn, Banbridge \u0026 Hillsborough Ireland Road Map | Taylor \u0026 Skinner","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1783 Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner Belfast, Lisburn, Banbridge, Dromore \u0026amp; Hillsborough, 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 5\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 is presented as \u003cstrong\u003etwo adjoining strip maps on a single engraved sheet\u003c\/strong\u003e, showing historic roads through \u003cstrong\u003eLoughbrickland, Banbridge, Dromore, Hillsborough, Lisburn, Lambeg and Belfast\u003c\/strong\u003e across \u003cstrong\u003eCounties Down and Antrim\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eleft-hand strip\u003c\/strong\u003e follows the road north from \u003cstrong\u003eLoughbrickland\u003c\/strong\u003e through \u003cstrong\u003eBanbridge\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDromore\u003c\/strong\u003e. At Banbridge, roads branch towards \u003cstrong\u003eArmagh, Rathfriland, Castlewellan and Gilford\u003c\/strong\u003e, while the surrounding countryside is recorded with turnpikes, hills, churches, estates and named country houses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDromore\u003c\/strong\u003e forms another important junction, with roads towards \u003cstrong\u003eMoira, Gilford, Lagan, Castlewellan and Rathfriland\u003c\/strong\u003e clearly engraved. Nearby features include \u003cstrong\u003eGillhall, Ballynahinch Road, Magherally Church\u003c\/strong\u003e and numerous properties associated with contemporary landowners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eright-hand strip\u003c\/strong\u003e follows the important road corridor from \u003cstrong\u003eHillsborough through Lisburn and Lambeg towards Belfast\u003c\/strong\u003e, closely accompanied by the \u003cstrong\u003eRiver Lagan and Lagan Canal\u003c\/strong\u003e. Lisburn is prominently shown with roads towards \u003cstrong\u003eAntrim, Lurgan and Downpatrick\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with nearby places including \u003cstrong\u003eLambeg, Drumbo, Edenderry and Malone\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the northern end of the sheet, \u003cstrong\u003eBelfast\u003c\/strong\u003e is shown beside \u003cstrong\u003eBelfast Lough\u003c\/strong\u003e, with its compact late-18th-century street plan and several principal roads radiating from the town. Routes towards \u003cstrong\u003eAntrim, Carrickfergus and Newtownards\u003c\/strong\u003e are identified, along with turnpikes, estates and properties surrounding the developing settlement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe engraving provides an especially interesting view of the historic transport corridor between \u003cstrong\u003eBelfast and Lisburn\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the River Lagan, canal, roads and adjoining estates all shown together. The large engraved county names \u003cstrong\u003eANTRIM\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDOWN\u003c\/strong\u003e further emphasise the relationship between the two counties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs throughout Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner’s survey, the map records much more than the principal road. Numerous \u003cstrong\u003ecountry houses, churches, estates, side roads, turnpikes and contemporary landowners\u003c\/strong\u003e are identified, adding considerable interest for \u003cstrong\u003eIrish local history, genealogy and family-history research\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe heading \u003cstrong\u003e“To Donaghadee”\u003c\/strong\u003e identifies this sheet as part of the continuing route towards Donaghadee, while Map 5 concentrates particularly on the road network linking \u003cstrong\u003eBelfast, Lisburn, Hillsborough, Dromore and Banbridge\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdentified as \u003cstrong\u003eMap 5\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":53636358340901,"sku":"TS-005","price":1300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/1783-belfast-lisburn-banbridge-hillsborough-road-map-01-hero.jpg?v=1787261828","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-jp\/products\/1783-belfast-lisburn-banbridge-dromore-hillsborough-ireland-road-map","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}