helping guide vessels safely through the harbor’s entrance
and detailed topography make it both an educational tool and an artistic statement
The elegant typography and finely drawn coastal outlines reflect the high standards of government-produced nautical charts from this era
Beyond its captivating visuals
Picture quaint fishing villages that once dotted the Gulf
Old Map of Dublin in 1837 by SDUK - Kingstown, Dalkey, Howth Size:75x100 cm - UNFRAMED helping guide vessels safely throughPublished in 1837 by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, this hand coloured map, engraved by B. R. Davies for the publishers Baldwin and Cradock, sets out 'The Environs of Dublin' in careful, measured detail. It covers the city centre and stretches out across Greater Dublin and much of County Dublin, taking in the wide curve of Dublin Bay and the surrounding parishes of Leinster, at a time when the SDUK was producing some of the most