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A striking and accurate map of Ireland published by Scottish cartographer John Thomson. Towns are carefully named and much attention is given to geographical detail. Roads are indicated throughout and each county is indicated by delicate hand coloring that highlights the information given, making the map both easier to read and pleasing to look at. Altogether, a fine example of early 19th-century British cartography. $550
Anthony Finley. “Ireland.” From A New General Atlas. Philadelphia: A. Finley, 1827. 11 1/4 x 8 5/8. Engraving by Young & Delleker. Full original hand-color. Very good condition.
Early in the nineteenth century, Anthony Finley was a great popularizer of maps out of Philadelphia and one of the leading cartographic publishers in America. His copper engraved maps are noted for their crisp appearance and interesting detail. This map of Ireland demonstrates that the American mapmakers were approaching the quality of their European counterparts. The bright hand color makes this map as attractive as it is informative. $275
SDUK. "Dublin." London: Baldwin & Cradock, 1836. 11 1/2 x 15 1/4. Engraving. Outline hand color. Very good condition.
A detailed and precisely drawn map of Dublin by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK). This wonderful English enterprise was devoted to the spreading of up-to-date information and the enhancing of understanding. The Society is noted for their excellent maps, in particular their series of city maps of all parts of the world. These maps show most streets and major buildings. This map of Dublin is typical of the Society's output, with clear presentation of much detail of the city. The parks, streets, docks, and other detail is shown, and along the bottom of the map are vignette elevations of the major buildings in the city. A fine map of the city from the first part of the nineteenth century. $150
John Lothian. "Ireland." From New Edinburgh General Atlas. Edinburgh: J. Gellatly & London: Henry Washbourne, ca. 1840. 13 7/8 x 10 7/8. Engraving. Original hand color. Very good condition.
A lovely and well produced map from John Lothian's New Edinburgh General Atlas. Published jointly in London and Edinburgh, this atlas contained maps with very good detail of towns and cities, river and lakes, orography, and political divisions. In this period, the United Kingdom had established itself as the dominate economic and cartographic nation and the maps from this atlas bespeak the quality of British mapmakers. Each map is finely hand colored, making them as attractive as they are historically interesting. $375
"Ireland." From A New Universal Atlas. Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1849. 12 x 9 1/2. Lithograph transfer from engraved plate. Original hand-coloring. Full margins. Some time toning to paper and oxidation of color. Otherwise, very good condition.
A strong map of Ireland from S. Augustus Mitchell. For much of the middle part of the nineteenth century, the Mitchell firm dominated American cartography in output and influence. S. Augustus Mitchell Jr.'s maps of the 1860s are probably the best known issues of this firm, but his father's earlier efforts are excellent maps derived from H.S. Tanner's atlas of the 1830s. This map of Ireland is a good example of this work. Topographical information is clearly presented and towns, lakes, roads, and other information is shown and named. Political divisions are indicated with contrasting pastel shades. $325
A.J. Johnson. “Johnson's Ireland.” “Johnson's Scotland.” New York: Johnson & Ward, 1862[-66]. 15 3/4 x 24. Lithograph. Original hand color. Very good condition.
An attractive map of Ireland and Scotland with insets of the Orkney and Shetland Isles from A.J. Johnson’s mid-nineteenth century atlas of the world. Johnson, who published out of New York City, built a very successful business producing popular atlases, geographies and so on. JT ON APPROVAL
"Ireland." From the Commercial Atlas of the World. Ed. by Frederick J. Branom. Chicago: Geographical Publishing Company, 1931. 12 5/8 x 9. Chromolithograph. Spots and smudges in lower right quadrant. Else, very good condition.
A modern map of Ireland with subtle notations of: Northern Ireland, and Irish Free State. $65
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