Map of Old Galway City, Co. Galway, Ireland

Dublin Core

Title

Map of Old Galway City, Co. Galway, Ireland

Subject

Map

Description

Lantern slide of a detail taken from an antique map of Galway City, Co. Galway. Originally labeled '53 G' with title 'Main Gate map Galway 1651.' This reproduction of a 17th century pictorial map of Galway city was created by James Hardiman in 1820 and published in The History of the Town and County of the Town of Galway. The lantern slide focuses on the Great Gate of the city. The gate would have been built in the 1270's.

Creator

Sophie Hogan

Source

RSAI, Lantern Slide, Box 22_52

Publisher

The Discovery Programme

Contributor

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

Format

image/tiff

Language

en

Type

Image

Alternative Title

Box 22_052

Date Created

05/11/2014

Has Format

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

Is Part Of

RSAI Lantern slide collection

Extent

114.3mb
7559 x 7559 pixels

Medium

Lantern slides

Spatial Coverage

Country: Ireland
Town/townland: Galway City
Logainm code: http://www.logainm.ie/1384607.aspx
County: Galway
Logainm code: http://www.logainm.ie/906.aspx
Irish National Grid East: M 300
Irish National Grid North: 256
Latitude: 53.270559
Longitude: -9.056668

Rights Holder

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

Files

box22_052 copy.jpg

Tags

Citation

Sophie Hogan, “Map of Old Galway City, Co. Galway, Ireland,” Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, accessed June 29, 2024, http://rsai.locloudhosting.net/items/show/25192.

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