{"product_id":"1783-cookstown-moneymore-coagh-stewartstown-tullyhogue-ireland-road-map","title":"1783 Cookstown, Moneymore, Coagh, Stewartstown, Tullyhogue Ireland Road Map | Taylor \u0026 Skinner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1783 Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner Cookstown, Moneymore, Coagh, Stewartstown, Tullyhogue Ireland Road Map\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1783, this hand-coloured antique Ireland road map is Map 27 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“To Coleraine \u0026amp; Portrush by Charlemont,”\u003c\/strong\u003e identifies the wider journey represented on the sheet. This section continues the route northwards through an extensive network of roads linking the settlements of central Ulster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProminent places shown include \u003cstrong\u003eCookstown, Moneymore, Coagh, Stewartstown and Tullyhogue\u003c\/strong\u003e, with additional detail for \u003cstrong\u003eCoalisland, Donaghenry and Ardtrea\u003c\/strong\u003e. The road network extends through parts of \u003cstrong\u003eCounty Tyrone and County Londonderry\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStewartstown\u003c\/strong\u003e appears prominently with roads radiating towards Portadown and the neighbouring countryside. Nearby estates include \u003cstrong\u003eCastle Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e, Barnshill and other named properties belonging to contemporary landowners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the west, the engraving records \u003cstrong\u003eTullyhogue\u003c\/strong\u003e and the surrounding road network, together with \u003cstrong\u003eDesertcreat Church\u003c\/strong\u003e and the route towards Pomeroy. Numerous smaller estates, churches and residences are shown throughout this part of the sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCookstown\u003c\/strong\u003e occupies a central position on the map, with several roads meeting around the town. The \u003cstrong\u003eRiver Ballinderry\u003c\/strong\u003e runs nearby, while roads continue towards Moneymore, Coagh and neighbouring settlements. The surrounding landscape includes Ballymenagh and several named houses and estates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoneymore\u003c\/strong\u003e appears at the upper part of the engraving as another important road junction, with roads branching towards neighbouring districts and \u003cstrong\u003eSpringhill\u003c\/strong\u003e shown nearby. \u003cstrong\u003eCoagh\u003c\/strong\u003e is shown beside the river network to the east, connected by roads with Cookstown, Moneymore and the surrounding countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe map also records \u003cstrong\u003eCoalisland\u003c\/strong\u003e and numerous smaller places, including \u003cstrong\u003eDonaghenry, Roughan and Ardtrea\u003c\/strong\u003e, illustrating the dense network of local roads that connected the principal towns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rivers Ballinderry and Tullynagan, together with bridges, churches, wooded estates and country houses, make this map particularly interesting for \u003cstrong\u003eCounty Tyrone and County Londonderry local history, Irish genealogy and family-history research\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentified as \u003cstrong\u003eMap 27\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":53866174054693,"sku":"TS-027","price":77.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/01-1783-cookstown-moneymore-coagh-stewartstown-tullyhogue-ireland-road-map-hero-1.jpg?v=1789860651","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-no\/products\/1783-cookstown-moneymore-coagh-stewartstown-tullyhogue-ireland-road-map","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}