Dublin 1847: City of the Ordnance Survey Objects Cartographic editor: Sarah Gearty

Cartographic editor: Sarah Gearty

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Many of the country's leading conservation contractors have also contributed to the rich array of instructive images and case studies featured

With over 250 illustrations

Co Wicklow chronicles the long and distinguished history of this church from its medieval foundation extending back to 1179 A

Dublin 1847: City of the Ordnance Survey Objects Cartographic editor: Sarah GeartyRoyal Irish Academy, 2019. Softcover, 105 pages. The Ordnance Surveys large scale town plans for Dublin (1847) are the focus of this book. Forty five extracts from these richly detailed maps depict the streets, lanes, buildings, gardens, yards and parks of the city with precision, to the extent that individual houses (with numbers), pumps, lamp posts and trees are shown. Author Frank Cullen considers selected features and areas of the mid nineteenth