{"product_id":"1783-coleraine-portrush-dungiven-garvagh-macosquin-ireland-road-map","title":"1783 Coleraine, Portrush, Dungiven, Garvagh, Macosquin Ireland Road Map | Taylor \u0026 Skinner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1783 Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner Coleraine, Portrush, Dungiven, Garvagh, Macosquin Ireland Road Map\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1783, this hand-coloured antique Ireland road map is Map 30 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 Dungiven to Colerain,”\u003c\/strong\u003e identifies the principal journey represented on the sheet. The mileage table records 14 miles 4 furlongs from Dungiven to Coleraine and 8 miles 1 furlong from Dungiven to Garvagh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe map is arranged as two adjoining road strips. The right-hand section follows the inland route from \u003cstrong\u003eDungiven\u003c\/strong\u003e through \u003cstrong\u003eGarvagh\u003c\/strong\u003e towards \u003cstrong\u003eColeraine\u003c\/strong\u003e, while the left-hand section records Coleraine and the continuation towards \u003cstrong\u003ePortrush\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProminent places shown include \u003cstrong\u003eColeraine, Portrush, Dungiven, Garvagh and Macosquin\u003c\/strong\u003e. Dungiven appears at the foot of the inland strip, with roads towards Limavady and neighbouring settlements before the route passes through the hill country around \u003cstrong\u003eBenbradagh\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarvagh\u003c\/strong\u003e is shown as an important junction with several roads branching through the surrounding countryside. Approaching Coleraine, the engraving records \u003cstrong\u003eMacosquin Church and Glebe House\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with local estates and minor roads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColeraine\u003c\/strong\u003e is prominently shown beside the \u003cstrong\u003eRiver Bann\u003c\/strong\u003e, where several routes converge. The engraving also marks \u003cstrong\u003eSalmon Leap\u003c\/strong\u003e and nearby estates and residences along the river valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe adjoining strip follows the road from Coleraine towards \u003cstrong\u003ePortrush\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eBallywillan Church, Ballybane\u003c\/strong\u003e and other named properties appear along the route, together with connecting roads towards Bushmills and Dervock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePortrush is prominently positioned on the coast, and the sheet also records the historic county boundary between \u003cstrong\u003eCounty Londonderry and County Antrim\u003c\/strong\u003e, adding further interest for local and family-history research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe combination of towns, river crossings, coastal roads and named properties makes this map particularly interesting for \u003cstrong\u003eCounty Derry \/ Londonderry and County Antrim local history, Irish genealogy and family-history research\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentified as \u003cstrong\u003eMap 30\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":53866323411237,"sku":"TS-030","price":77.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/01-1783-coleraine-portrush-dungiven-garvagh-macosquin-ireland-road-map-hero.jpg?v=1789865421","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-no\/products\/1783-coleraine-portrush-dungiven-garvagh-macosquin-ireland-road-map","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}