{"product_id":"1783-drogheda-ardee-collon-monasterboice-louth-ireland-road-map","title":"1783 Drogheda, Ardee, Collon, Monasterboice, Louth Ireland Road Map | Taylor \u0026 Skinner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1783 Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner Drogheda, Ardee, Collon, Monasterboice, Louth Ireland Road Map\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1783, this antique road map is \u003cstrong\u003eMap 33\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. The engraving records the historic road network around \u003cstrong\u003eDrogheda, Collon and Ardee\u003c\/strong\u003e in County Louth, forming the opening stages of the long route towards Londonderry and Letterkenny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original heading, \u003cstrong\u003e“ROAD from DUBLIN to L. DERRY \u0026amp; Letterkenny,”\u003c\/strong\u003e identifies the wider journey represented by the route. Extensive mileage tables record stages through Drogheda, Collon, Ardee, Castleblayney, Monaghan, Omagh, Strabane and Lifford towards Londonderry, together with the continuation from Lifford through Raphoe to Letterkenny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlternative routes are also listed in the mileage tables, including the road towards Londonderry by Slane and a route through Ballygawley, Aughnacloy and Omagh. These tables make the sheet particularly informative as a record of the wider late-18th-century road system beyond the area shown in detail below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map itself is arranged as two adjoining strip sections. The first records the roads around \u003cstrong\u003eDrogheda and Collon\u003c\/strong\u003e, while the second continues through the County Louth countryside around \u003cstrong\u003eArdee\u003c\/strong\u003e, allowing several stages of the principal route to be represented on a single engraved page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrogheda\u003c\/strong\u003e is prominently shown beside the \u003cstrong\u003eRiver Boyne\u003c\/strong\u003e, with numerous roads converging around the town. Roads towards Dublin, Navan, Slane, Duleek and Bannow are identified, illustrating Drogheda’s importance as a major road junction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond Drogheda, the engraving records \u003cstrong\u003eMonasterboice Church and Tower Ruins\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the most distinctive historic landmarks on the sheet. Nearby estates and residences include Townley Hall and other named properties scattered through the surrounding countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollon\u003c\/strong\u003e forms another important junction, with several roads branching through the neighbouring landscape. Roads towards Slane and Kells are shown, together with estates, wooded ground and smaller local routes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe adjoining section centres on \u003cstrong\u003eArdee\u003c\/strong\u003e, where a dense group of roads converge around the town. Connections towards Dundalk, Kells, Slane, Carrickmacross and other neighbouring districts are clearly marked, demonstrating Ardee’s importance within the County Louth road network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eRiver Dee\u003c\/strong\u003e is shown passing beside Ardee, while nearby properties and landmarks include \u003cstrong\u003eLouth Hall\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCharlestown Church\u003c\/strong\u003e and a number of named estates and residences. These details provide considerable local information beyond the principal road itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe engraving also records numerous churches, country houses, turnpikes, minor roads and contemporary landowners throughout the surrounding countryside, giving a detailed picture of settlement and travel in County Louth during the late 18th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of \u003cstrong\u003eDrogheda, Ardee, Collon and Monasterboice\u003c\/strong\u003e makes this map an especially useful record of historic road connections in County Louth, while the extensive mileage tables place the sheet within the much longer journey towards Londonderry and Letterkenny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lower margin retains the engraved publication line dated \u003cstrong\u003e29 July 1778\u003c\/strong\u003e, reflecting the original history of the plate before its appearance in Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner’s revised 1783 edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdentified as \u003cstrong\u003eMap 33\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":53880359780645,"sku":"TS-033","price":1300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/01-1783-drogheda-ardee-collon-monasterboice-louth-ireland-road-map-hero.jpg?v=1790030297","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-jp\/products\/1783-drogheda-ardee-collon-monasterboice-louth-ireland-road-map","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}