{"product_id":"1783-holywood-bangor-newtownards-donaghadee-ireland-road-map","title":"1783 Holywood, Bangor, Newtownards \u0026 Donaghadee Ireland Road Map | Taylor \u0026 Skinner","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1783 Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner Holywood, Bangor, Newtownards, Dundonald \u0026amp; Donaghadee, 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 6\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\u003eHolywood, Cultra, Crawfordsburn, Bangor, Newtownards, Dundonald and Donaghadee\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong\u003eCounty Down\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe southern section follows the road through \u003cstrong\u003eHolywood and Cultra\u003c\/strong\u003e, with numerous estates, country houses and contemporary landowners identified beside the route. Roads through \u003cstrong\u003eDundonald\u003c\/strong\u003e and the surrounding countryside are also shown, together with churches, hills, turnpikes and connecting routes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContinuing along the coast, the engraving records \u003cstrong\u003eCrawfordsburn and Bangor\u003c\/strong\u003e, with Bangor prominently shown beside the water and several roads branching inland. Nearby properties and estates include \u003cstrong\u003eRathgill, Ballyleidy, Ballywilliam\u003c\/strong\u003e and other named residences characteristic of Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner’s detailed survey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cstrong\u003eBangor\u003c\/strong\u003e, the road network continues towards \u003cstrong\u003eNewtownards\u003c\/strong\u003e, where several important routes converge. Newtownards appears as a substantial road junction, with roads leading towards \u003cstrong\u003ePortaferry, Bangor and Donaghadee\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with surrounding estates and country houses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the northern end of the sheet, \u003cstrong\u003eDonaghadee\u003c\/strong\u003e is clearly engraved on the coast, with the road continuing into the town and a connecting \u003cstrong\u003ePortaferry Road\u003c\/strong\u003e marked nearby. The coastal geography and surrounding roads make this section particularly distinctive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe engraving preserves several historical place-name forms. \u003cstrong\u003eHolywood\u003c\/strong\u003e appears as \u003cstrong\u003e“Hollywood,”\u003c\/strong\u003e while \u003cstrong\u003eNewtownards\u003c\/strong\u003e is engraved as \u003cstrong\u003e“Newtown Ardes.”\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern spellings are used throughout this product description to make the locations easier to identify, while the original spellings remain visible on the antique map itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe large engraved \u003cstrong\u003eCounty Down\u003c\/strong\u003e designation provides a strong geographical reference, while the map also records numerous \u003cstrong\u003echurches, turnpikes, hills, estates, country houses, coastal features and side roads\u003c\/strong\u003e across eastern County Down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs throughout Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner’s survey, the many named properties and contemporary landowners give the map additional interest for \u003cstrong\u003eIrish local history, genealogy and family-history research\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original heading \u003cstrong\u003e“Road from Dublin to Donaghadee”\u003c\/strong\u003e identifies this sheet as part of the principal route from Dublin towards the County Down coast, with Map 6 concentrating particularly on \u003cstrong\u003eHolywood, Bangor, Newtownards, Dundonald and Donaghadee\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdentified as \u003cstrong\u003eMap 6\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":53637058986277,"sku":"TS-006","price":1300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/1783-holywood-bangor-newtownards-donaghadee-ireland-road-map-01-hero.jpg?v=1787279543","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-jp\/products\/1783-holywood-bangor-newtownards-donaghadee-ireland-road-map","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}