Cartography of Dublin

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The Cartography of Dublin is the history of surveying and creation of maps of the city of Dublin in Ireland. The following is a list of notable historical maps of Dublin City and County Dublin.

YearNameCartographer/PublisherNotesImage
1610Dubline John Speed Size 21 cm x 18 cm. See John Speed's Map of Dublin (1610)
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1673The city and suburbs of Dublin, from Kilmainham to Rings-End wherein the rivers, streets, lanes, alleys, churches, gates & c. are exactly described Bernard de Gomme Scale 1760 yards to 1 English mile.
1685An exact survey of the city of Dublin, and part of the harbour; anno 1685Thomas PhillipsScale 604 feet to an inch
1708Henry Pratt
1714Dublin Herman Moll
1728A map of the city and suburbs of DublinCharles BrookingSee Charles Brooking's map of Dublin (1728)
1756Exact survey of the city and suburbs of Dublin John Rocque Produced on 4 sheets, each 705x495 mm. Scale 1:2400. Revised edition in 1773.
1757A Survey of the city harbour and environs of Dublin John Rocque Size: 972 x 1390 W: 1008 x 1396.
1760An actual survey of the county of Dublin John Rocque
1764Plan De La Ville De Dublin Jacques-Nicholas Bellin Published by Le Petit Atlas Maritime.
1767Exact survey of the city and suburbs of DublinPublished by Peter WilsonSize 34 cm x 23 cm. Scale of British feet 3 cm to 1000 feet. Published by Peter Wilson of Dame Street.
1780Pool and Cash's DublinRobert Pool and John CashPanorama view of Dublin.
1782John Robertson's plan of the city of Dublin John Robertson From the Universal Scots Almanack
1783Plan of Dublin from Watson's Almanack 1783(Later known as the Treble Alamanack)
1797Plan of Greater Dublin including Circular RoadsEngraved by Samuel John Neele. Published by: William Faden.Plan of the city of Dublin as surveyed for the use of the Divisional Justices to which have been added plans of the canal. Engraved by S. J. Neele, 52, Strand. Published by: W. Faden, Geographer to the King, Charing Cross, 2 January 1797. Sold by: W. Allen & J. Archer, Dublin.
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1798Modern Plan of the City and Environs of DublinWilliam M Wilson
1799Browrigg's Map 5th Division of Dublin
1811Thomas Campbell's map of the City of Dublin
1812WDD New and Improved Plan of the Society of the Diffusion of Useful KnowledgeWilliam Corbet of SDUK
1816Taylor's Environs of DublinJohn TaylorScale 2 inches to 1 mile. Kieran Swords says Taylor had a "cavalier attitude to territorial boundaries in County Dublin where he ignored civil parishes and where his barony boundaries are very sketchy". [1]
1818Plan of Dublin
1821Maps of the county of DublinWilliam Duncan8 sheets. Duncan was commissioned by the Dublin Grand Jury to produce a set of maps of Dublin for administrative and planning uses. Southern 4 sheets [layer "Duncan (1821)"]
1835Leigh's new pocket road-book of IrelandPublished by Leigh & Son
Leigh's new pocket road-book of Ireland, containing an account of all the direct and cross roads; together with a description of every remarkable place (1835) (14577040138).jpg
1836Dublin Street Directory Map with engravings of the principal buildings in DublinPublished by Baldwin & Cradock of SDUK Published under the superintendence of the Society of the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Colour map.
1836 SDUK map-of-Dublin.jpg
1837Dublin EnvironsDrawn by B. R. Davies. Published by SDUK Published under the superintendence of the Society of the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
1837 SDUK map-of-Dublin-environs.jpg
1840Pettigrew and Oulton's Dublin Directory
1843Ordnance Survey 6-inch First Edition Ordnance Survey Scale 6 inches to 1 mile.
1848Dublin. The General Post Office Directory
1848Environs of DublinS. Orr and Co, Amen Corner, London
1851General Map of the Environs of Dublin and parts of Wicklow
1852Dublin Street Directory Map showing the boundaries of several wardsSize: 40.5 cm x 28 cm. Scale: 4 and one-eighth inches to one statute mile. General Post Office Directory. Colour map
1863Dublin showing the Boundaries of several Wards. Engraved for the General Post Office.Published by Alex Thom, 87 Abbey St
1865Dublin Parish Maps
1872Dublin by Harper's Handbook
1880Ordnance Survey Map of the City and its Environs Ordnance Survey Constructed for Thom's Almanac and Official Directory. Printed and published by Alexander Thom, 87 & 88 Abbey Street, Dublin. Under direction of Lt Colonel Martin. Scale 6 inches to 1 mile.
1885Plan of Dublin
1885Environs of DublinBy Edward Weller F.R.G.S.
1890German map of Dublin
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1893Insurance Plan of the City of Dublin Charles E. Goad
1895Bacon's Large Scale Plan of Dublin for Cyclists and TouristsPublished by G.W. Bacon and Co., LondonSize 82 cm x 70 cm. Scale 6" : 1 mile. Publish by company of George Washington Bacon (1830–1922).
1906–9Ordnance Survey 25-inch Second Edition Ordnance Survey Scale 1:2500 (c.25 inches to 1 mile).
1912Dublin CityPublished by A&C Black, London
1913Plan of Dublin

References

  1. ↑ Swords, Kieran (1997). "Ballyroan Townland, Delineation and Decline: Part 2". Dublin Historical Record. 50 (1): 55–70: 56. ISSN   0012-6861. JSTOR   30101159.
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