Arklow Goldmine Map - 19th Century

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• Title -  Sketch of the Gold Mine five miles N.W. from Arklow in the County of Wicklow.
• Cartographer - Engraved by Basire, based on sketches by Major John Brown, Royal Engineers.
• Date - 1796
• Size -32cm x 22 cm (Plate), 39.5cm x 27cm (Sheet)
• Condition - Over all age toning, and discolouration along the fold. Otherwise presentable. Map has some hand colouring. Condition good with repairs at centerfold.

(Map) Sketch of the Gold Mine five miles N.W. from Arklow in the County of Wicklow. Published Philos Trans. 1796. Copper plate engraving by Basire. An interesting map. Gold was formerly found in the Croghan Kinshala Mountains and obtained principally from steamworks. 3 roads are shown leading to Arklow the junction of Avonmore & Aghram Rivers affords a picturesque setting. Paper is watermarked, barely legible and not identified.

Interesting little oddity. Would frame up nicely.

Item ID: 15387-0

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