{"product_id":"1783-newcastle-castlewellan-dundrum-clough-ireland-road-map","title":"1783 Newcastle, Castlewellan, Dundrum \u0026 Clough Ireland Road Map | Taylor \u0026 Skinner","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1783 Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner Newcastle, Castlewellan, Dundrum, Clough \u0026amp; Tyrella, 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 8\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\u003eCastlewellan, Newcastle, Dundrum, Clough and Tyrella\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with numerous connecting roads, estates and settlements in \u003cstrong\u003eCounty Down\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original heading \u003cstrong\u003e“From Dublin to Down-Patrick \u0026amp; Strangford”\u003c\/strong\u003e identifies the wider journey represented by this section of Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner’s road survey. This sheet concentrates particularly on the roads around \u003cstrong\u003eDundrum Bay\u003c\/strong\u003e, with several routes linking the principal towns and surrounding countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClough\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDundrum\u003c\/strong\u003e are shown prominently in the upper section of the map, with roads converging around the settlements and continuing beside \u003cstrong\u003eDundrum Bay\u003c\/strong\u003e. The engraving also records \u003cstrong\u003eMurlough\u003c\/strong\u003e, nearby estates and the waterways and inlets that give this part of the coast its distinctive geography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFurther south, \u003cstrong\u003eNewcastle\u003c\/strong\u003e appears beside the bay with roads leading towards \u003cstrong\u003eKilkeel, Tollymore\u003c\/strong\u003e and the surrounding estates. Nearby places and properties including \u003cstrong\u003eBryansford\u003c\/strong\u003e and other named residences add further local detail to this section of the engraving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCastlewellan\u003c\/strong\u003e is shown as an important road junction, with roads leading towards \u003cstrong\u003eDromore, Ballynahinch, Newcastle and Dundrum\u003c\/strong\u003e. The surrounding landscape is carefully engraved with \u003cstrong\u003ehills, lakes, wooded ground, country houses and estates\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving the map a particularly attractive and detailed appearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lower section also records places and properties including \u003cstrong\u003eBallymoney, Cabra, Tollymore and Tyrella\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with the names of contemporary landowners. As throughout Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner’s survey, these details give the map additional interest for \u003cstrong\u003eIrish local history, genealogy and family-history research\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA particularly interesting note at the foot of the engraving states that travelling \u003cstrong\u003e“By the Ferry \u0026amp; Narrow Water is 2 Miles Shorter but not the Post road,”\u003c\/strong\u003e offering an unusual glimpse into the practical route choices available to late-18th-century travellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map also preserves the historical form \u003cstrong\u003e“Down-Patrick”\u003c\/strong\u003e in its title, while the modern spelling \u003cstrong\u003eDownpatrick\u003c\/strong\u003e is used in this listing to make the location easier to identify.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdentified as \u003cstrong\u003eMap 8\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":53637153390885,"sku":"TS-008","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/1783-newcastle-castlewellan-dundrum-clough-ireland-road-map-01-hero.jpg?v=1787280909","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/products\/1783-newcastle-castlewellan-dundrum-clough-ireland-road-map","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}