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John Speed's Map of Dublin (1610) was one of the first detailed maps of
John Speed's Map of Dublin (1610) was one of the first detailed maps of Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
and the first published map of Dublin produced by cartographer John Speed
John Speed (1551 or 1552 – 28 July 1629) was an English cartographer, chronologer and historian of Cheshire origins.; superseding . The son of a citizen and Merchant Taylor in London,"Life of John Speed", ''The Hibernian Magazine, Or, Compe ...
around 1610 and printed first in London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
in 1611.
It appeared as an inset in a map of the Province of Leinster in Speed's atlas ''The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine'' and features 69 placenames and other locations annotated at the side by symbols, geographic features or crude illustratrations. Speed's map combines information borrowed from other maps but also appears to have mapped most of the town plans himself.
It is the oldest surviving map of the city of Dublin. The next authoritative map of Dublin wasn't until Herman Moll
Herman Moll (mid-17th century – 22 September 1732) was a British cartographer, engraver, and publisher.
Origin and early life
While Moll's exact place and date of birth are unknown, he was probably born in the mid-17th century in German ...
's map of 1714, which drew heavily on Speed's map, Charles Brooking's map of Dublin (1728) and John Rocque
John Rocque (originally Jean; –1762) was a French-born British surveyor and cartographer, best known for his detailed John Rocque's Map of London, 1746, map of London published in 1746.
Life and career
Rocque was born in France in about 1704 ...
's maps from 1756 onwards.
List of annotated locations
See also
* Charles Brooking's map of Dublin (1728) * Cartography of Dublin *Herman Moll
Herman Moll (mid-17th century – 22 September 1732) was a British cartographer, engraver, and publisher.
Origin and early life
While Moll's exact place and date of birth are unknown, he was probably born in the mid-17th century in German ...
* Joseph Tudor
Joseph Tudor (1695–1759) was an Irish landscape artist active during the 18th century, working primarily in Dublin.
Tudor was influenced by earlier landscape artists such as Willem Van der Hagen. Among his most notable works are topographical ...
References
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