{"product_id":"1783-lusk-rush-skerries-balbriggan-ireland-road-map","title":"1783 Lusk, Rush, Skerries \u0026 Balbriggan Ireland Road Map | Taylor \u0026 Skinner","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1783 Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner Lusk, Rush, Skerries and Balbriggan, 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 2\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 follows the historic road north through \u003cstrong\u003eLusk, Rush, Skerries, Balrothery and Balbriggan\u003c\/strong\u003e, before continuing into \u003cstrong\u003eCounty Meath\u003c\/strong\u003e towards \u003cstrong\u003eGormanston and Julianstown\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe engraving shows the road network around \u003cstrong\u003eLusk, Rush and Skerries\u003c\/strong\u003e, with numerous connecting roads, estates, country houses and coastal features. The principal route continues north through \u003cstrong\u003eBalrothery and Balbriggan\u003c\/strong\u003e, closely following the Irish Sea coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond \u003cstrong\u003eBalbriggan\u003c\/strong\u003e, the road passes through the \u003cstrong\u003eGormanston\u003c\/strong\u003e area and continues towards \u003cstrong\u003eJulianstown\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the county boundary prominently marked by the inscription \u003cstrong\u003e“Enter Meath Co.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe engraving preserves several historical place-name spellings. \u003cstrong\u003eBalrothery\u003c\/strong\u003e appears as \u003cstrong\u003e“Ballruddery,”\u003c\/strong\u003e while \u003cstrong\u003eBalbriggan\u003c\/strong\u003e is engraved as \u003cstrong\u003e“Balbriggen.”\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern spellings are used throughout this product description to make the locations easier to identify.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the many details shown are \u003cstrong\u003eturnpikes, churches, barracks, estates, country houses, side roads and coastal features\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with the names of contemporary landowners and properties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map also includes a mileage table recording the journey from \u003cstrong\u003eDublin to Skerries\u003c\/strong\u003e by way of \u003cstrong\u003eRush\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with the additional distance from \u003cstrong\u003eSkerries to Balbriggan\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe large engraved county names \u003cstrong\u003eDublin Co.\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMeath Co.\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with the clearly marked county boundary, make this sheet particularly interesting as a record of the historic road network between the two counties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough this map comes from the \u003cstrong\u003e1783 revised second edition\u003c\/strong\u003e, the engraved plate retains its original publication inscription at the lower edge: \u003cstrong\u003e“Published as the Act directs, 28 July 1778.”\u003c\/strong\u003e This reflects the original issue of the plate before its inclusion in the corrected 1783 edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdentified as \u003cstrong\u003eMap 2\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":53504432210213,"sku":"TS-002","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/1783-lusk-rush-skerries-balbriggan-road-map-01-hero.jpg?v=1786321303","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/products\/1783-lusk-rush-skerries-balbriggan-ireland-road-map","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}