Item number: EUR3222
Genuine Antique Map
1860
Maker: SDUK/Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
Antique map of the Northern part of Ireland published by Edward Stanford in The Family Atlas under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1860. Steel plate engraving with original hand-coloring. SDUK maps are known for being highly detailed, including towns, villages, roads, railroads, canals, etc. Center fold as issued. Fair to good condition with some image transfer aka ghosting, vertical creases, mild foxing and some mild toning. Measures approx. 12.5 x 18.5 inches to the neatline.
Irish round towers are early mediaeval stone towers of a type found mainly in Ireland, with two in Scotland and one on the Isle of Man. As their name Cloigtheach indicates, they were originally bell towers, though they may have been later used for additional purposes.
A tower of this kind is generally found in the vicinity of a church or monastery, with the door of the tower facing the west doorway of the church. Knowledge of this fact has made it possible, where towers still exist, to determine without excavation the approximate sites of lost churches that once stood nearby.
Item Number: EUR3222