Ireland.- Griffiths (Richard) A General Map of Ireland
Ireland.- Griffiths (Richard) and Thomas Larcom. A General Map of Ireland to Accompany the Report of the Railway Commissioners shewing the Principal Physical Features and Geological Structure of the Country, large detailed wall map presented in four sections, engravings with hand-colouring outlining counties, each sheet approx. 930 x 760 mm (36 1/2 x 30 in), dissected and mounted on modern linen, even toning to sheets throughout, some surface dirt, small repairs to nicks and tears, each section folding with marbled endpapers, marbled slipcase, large 4to, Hodges & Smith, Dublin, and James Gardner, [1839]
⁂ Richard Griffiths produced the earliest geological maps of Ireland; this wall-map version was first published in 1839, while a reduced version was included in the Irish Railway Commission Atlas of the previous year.
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Ireland.- Griffiths (Richard) and Thomas Larcom. A General Map of Ireland to Accompany the Report of the Railway Commissioners shewing the Principal Physical Features and Geological Structure of the Country, large detailed wall map presented in four sections, engravings with hand-colouring outlining counties, each sheet approx. 930 x 760 mm (36 1/2 x 30 in), dissected and mounted on modern linen, even toning to sheets throughout, some surface dirt, small repairs to nicks and tears, each section folding with marbled endpapers, marbled slipcase, large 4to, Hodges & Smith, Dublin, and James Gardner, [1839]
⁂ Richard Griffiths produced the earliest geological maps of Ireland; this wall-map version was first published in 1839, while a reduced version was included in the Irish Railway Commission Atlas of the previous year.
