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For this week we look at a later version of Rocque’s ‘Map of the Kingdom of Ireland, published c. 1785, by Robert Sayer of Fleet Street, London, three decades after Rocque had died. Rocque is lauded with the title ‘Chorgrapher to His Majesty’ on the cartouche. From…

For #MondayMappery this week we look at a later version of Rocque’s ‘Map of the Kingdom of Ireland, published c. 1785, by Robert Sayer of Fleet Street, London, three decades after Rocque had died. Rocque is lauded with the title ‘Chorgrapher to His Majesty’ on the cartouche. From…
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In today's we look at a beautifully hand coloured map of Ireland by Louis Brion de la Tour from 1766 when he was just 23. It maps the provinces of Ireland and the main ecclesiastical centres of each county.
Courtesy of the US Library of Congress.
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In today's #MondayMappery we look at a beautifully hand coloured map of Ireland by Louis Brion de la Tour from 1766 when he was just 23. It maps the provinces of Ireland and the main ecclesiastical centres of each county.
Courtesy of the US Library of Congress.
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This week's features ‘A New Map of Ireland’ by Thomas Kitchin ‘Hydrographer to his Majesty’ published in 1777 in London. Interesting Cartouche set into top left corner, cleverly hugging the Mayo and Donegal coastlines.

This map appears courtesy of the Leventhal…

This week's #MondayMappery features ‘A New Map of Ireland’  by Thomas Kitchin ‘Hydrographer to his Majesty’ published in 1777 in London. Interesting Cartouche set into top left corner, cleverly hugging the Mayo and Donegal coastlines.  

This map appears courtesy of the Leventhal…
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For this week's we look at John Robertson’s ‘Plan of the City of Dublin’ published in Edinburgh in 1782. Featuring placenames such as Bloody Bridge and Dirty Lane, it shows Collins Barracks being right on the edge of Dublin, with countryside beyond. Check out…

For this week's #MondayMappery we look at John Robertson’s ‘Plan of the City of Dublin’ published in Edinburgh in 1782. Featuring placenames such as Bloody Bridge and Dirty Lane, it shows Collins Barracks being right on the edge of Dublin, with countryside beyond. Check out…
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For this week's look at Antonio Zatta’s unusually represented maps of Ireland from his World Atlas Published in 1788, though drawn in 1778.

Maps appear courtesy of the Rumsey Map Collection.

For this week's #MondayMappery look at Antonio Zatta’s unusually represented maps of Ireland from his World Atlas Published in 1788, though drawn in 1778. 

Maps appear courtesy of the Rumsey Map Collection.
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This week's features a two-part map of Ireland by Zatta and Zuliani, published in 1778 in Venice as being ‘Di Nuova Projezione’ (of new projection). The information featured within the map comes from older previously featured maps, but the country is presented as…

This week's #MondayMappery features a two-part map of Ireland by Zatta and Zuliani, published  in 1778 in Venice as being ‘Di Nuova Projezione’  (of new projection). The information featured within the map comes from older previously featured maps, but the country is presented as…
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This week's features Paolo Santini’s map ‘Royaume d'Irlande’ published in Venice in 1778. Santini used the Robert de Vaugondy brothers' 1757 map as his base, adding current knowledge to it for inclusion in his Atlas.

This map appears courtesy of @davidrumseymaps

This week's #MondayMappery features Paolo Santini’s map ‘Royaume d'Irlande’ published in Venice in 1778. Santini used the Robert de Vaugondy brothers' 1757 map as his base, adding current knowledge to it for inclusion in his Atlas.

This map appears courtesy of @davidrumseymaps
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For this week's , we look at two city plans for Dublin and Galway by Bellini, published in Paris in 1764 from his coastal mapping work ‘Petit Atlas Maritime’.

These maps appear courtesy of the David Rumsey at Stanford University

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For this week's #MondayMappery, we look at two city plans for Dublin and Galway by Bellini,  published in Paris in 1764 from his coastal mapping work ‘Petit Atlas Maritime’.  

These maps appear courtesy of the @DavidRumseyMaps at Stanford University 

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This week's features Giles Robert de Vaugondy ‘Royaume D'Irlande divise en ses quatre Provinces, et subdivisé en Comtés, Par le St. Robert’ published in 1780 in Paris.

Courtesy of Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps
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This week's #MondayMappery features Giles Robert de Vaugondy ‘Royaume D'Irlande divise en ses quatre Provinces, et subdivisé en Comtés, Par le St. Robert’ published in 1780 in Paris. 

Courtesy of Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps
View in hi-res here: ow.ly/60UO50Rllmr
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For this week's , we look at Bellini’s maps of Dublin and Galway, published in 1764. The Dublin map shows important buildings and the Galway map outlines the fortifications of the city. Both maps are beautifully drawn with decorative cartouches. These maps appear…

For this week's #MondayMappery, we look at Bellini’s maps of Dublin and Galway, published in 1764. The Dublin map shows important buildings and the Galway map outlines the fortifications of the city. Both maps are beautifully drawn with decorative cartouches.  These maps appear…
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For this week's we look at Rocque’s two-page ‘Topographical Map of the County of Armagh to which is anex'd the Plans of Newry and Armagh’ published in London in 1760. Courtesy of logainm.ie

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For this week's #MondayMappery we look at Rocque’s two-page ‘Topographical Map of the County of Armagh to which is anex'd the Plans of Newry and Armagh’ published in London in 1760.  Courtesy of logainm.ie

View or download the images at ow.ly/fwtF50Qt3vx and…
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