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Number 11 in the Irish Historic Towns Atlas series, Dublin, part I, to 1610 is the first in a series of four parts relating to Irish cities. Its breadth of material is underpinned by a topographical information section that lists historical and archaeological details of over 1,300 sites and an essay tracing the development of the city to 1610. The rich body of maps collected here includes: a large composite medieval map illustrating Dublin in c. 840-c. 1540; a map depicting the growth of the city to 1610; John Speed's map of Dublin (1610); maps of Dublin Castle (1606), Christ Church Cathedral...

Number 6 of the Irish Historic Tows Atlas series, this fascicle illustrates characteristic periods of Athlone's cultural formation and its topographical history. It illuminates points in the development of a strategic town on the River Shannon in County Westmeath. The folder contains a coloured map; eight pages of black and white maps and plates and 16 pages of text where the history of over 700 sites are traced. Series editors: Anngret Simms, H.B. Clarke; Consultant editor: J.H. Andrews; Cartographic editor: K.M. Davies

Number 9 in the Irish Historic Towns Atlas series, Bray traces the history of this Anglo-Norman and later nineteenth-century town through its cartographic and primary sources from earliest times up to about 1900. The fascicle contains Ordnance Survey and historical maps as well as historic and aerial photographs. An essay describes the topographical evolution of Bray and a gazetteer or topographical information includes histories of over 200 sites in the town. 2 pages of coloured maps 410 mm x 610 mm; 4 pages of coloured maps and plates 410 mm x 305 mm; 3 pages of black-and-white maps and...

Number 15 in the Irish Historic Towns Atlas series, Derry-Londonderry records the topographical development of the city of Derry. This atlas comprises a detailed essay explaining the city's historical development and includes a rich body of classified topographical information covering the urban area, along with a variety of maps. Historical detail is given of over 2,800 sites. The volume traces the growth of Derry from its foundations as an early monastic site to its plantation period and up to 1900. It is presented in A3 format with 30 large-format reconstructions and views. 21 pages of...

Reading the Maps is a textbook companion to the Irish Historic Towns Atlas, the successful series which documents and assesses the evolution of Irish towns. To date, over 27 published atlases, three bound volumes and ten ancillary publications supply comparative, thematic and specialised studies of Irish urban history. Various town types, from monastic to Viking to modern, illustrate the origins of urban culture portraying similarities and differences across the island of Ireland. This book picks from the best of the atlases. It is richly designed with maps and views taken from the IHTA...