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Taylor's map of the environs of Dublin

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Printed map. Two Visual Scales [2 = 1 Irish Mile; 77 mm = 2 English miles]. "Dedicated by permission to the excellency Earl Whitworth Lord Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland. and the right honble. the Earls O'Neill & Rolse his majesty's post master General, by their much obliged and most obedient humble servant John Taylor." Published as the Act directs October 1816, by John Taylor No. 8 Upper Bagot Street Dublin. Label on slipcase reads: Sold at Allens Map Print & Lithographic Establishment 32 Dame Street Dublin. Note appearing on the map: Note. The banks in the above chart of the bay, called the North and South Bull, are only to be seen at low water. Reference to Co. Dublin Baronies [chart]. Sea depths off coast indicate “the least water in feet”. Map also indicates sandbanks, navigational information and a legend to Baronies.

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Title
Taylor's map of the environs of Dublin: extending 10 to 14 miles from the castle, by actual survey, on a scale of 2 inches to one mile.
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Printed map. Two Visual Scales [2 = 1 Irish Mile; 77 mm = 2 English miles]. "Dedicated by permission to the excellency Earl Whitworth Lord Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland. and the right honble. the Earls O'Neill & Rolse his majesty's post master General, by their much obliged and most obedient humble servant John Taylor." Published as the Act directs October 1816, by John Taylor No. 8 Upper Bagot Street Dublin. Label on slipcase reads: Sold at Allens Map Print & Lithographic Establishment 32 Dame Street Dublin. Note appearing on the map: Note. The banks in the above chart of the bay, called the North and South Bull, are only to be seen at low water. Reference to Co. Dublin Baronies [chart]. Sea depths off coast indicate “the least water in feet”. Map also indicates sandbanks, navigational information and a legend to Baronies.
Publisher
Taylor, John, 1790-1863
Contributor
Taylor, John, 1790-1863
Date
1816-10
Type
Format
map, [1:41,800 approximately]
Identifier
macrepo:81283, local: RMC_4380
Source
Language
eng
Relation
Coverage
Dublin (Ireland), Europe--Ireland--Dublin
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