Map Collections at UCD and on the Web: Historic Maps of Dublin

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This g uide gives step-by-step details on how to find maps on a variety of websites including the David Rumsey collections, UCD Digital Library, the National Library of Ireland and Harvard's Geospatial Library. Updated July 2020.	St Jude's Parish Map 1864	5 ft to 1 Mile 1847	GOAD Fire Insurance Map 1893

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Historic Maps of Dublin

YEAR	MAP TITLE	MAP MAKER	NOTES	RICHVIEW LIBRARY LOCATION	OTHER LOCATION / INFORMATION

	DublinHistoricMaps	OpenStreetMap (OSM)	This links out to another website portal which provides images of Dublin maps, ranging from the 1700s to the mid-20th century. Includes maps showing administrative boundaries, e.g. townships, baronies, wards, parishes, etc,

1610	Dubline	John Speed	Link is to map on Wikimedia Commons website	Cabinet 2 : Number 8	Trinity College Dublin Library and Perry Castaneda Library, University of Texas
1673	The city and suburbs of Dublin from Kilmainham to Ringsend...	Bernard de Gomme	Link is to map in the collections of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich	Cabinet 2 : Number 10	Reproduced in Dublin Part 2, 1610 to 1756 (Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 19), 2008, Dublin, Royal Irish Academy. Map number 6
1673	Dublin Castle plan		Sourced from the Staffordshire Record Office, UK		Reproduced in Dublin Part 2, 1610 to 1756 (Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 19), 2008, Dublin, Royal Irish Academy. Map number 7
1681-1851	Wide Street Commission General Maps	Wide Street Commission	Manuscript maps documenting every aspect of the WSC's work including acquisition of property; development plans; and layout of new streets. Use the search box to search for a street name, e.g. Abbey , Barrow, Essex - use street names of the era, e.g. Great Britain Street not Parnell Street.
1685	A draught of the Castle of Dublin at present	Thomas Phillips	Link is to map held in the National Library of Ireland
1684	A plan of the city of Dublin and part of the harbour		Digitised from The British Library's King’s Topographical Collection
1714	Dublin	Herman Moll	Link is to map held in The National Gallery of Ireland.		The Dublin map appears as an inset on Moll's New Map of Ireland. This link is to the David Rumsey Map Collection.
1728	A map of the city and suburbs of Dublin	Charles Brooking	With vignettes of Dublin buildings.	Cabinet 2 : Number 12	Reproduced in Dublin Part 2, 1610 to 1756 (Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 19), 2008, Dublin, Royal Irish Academy. Map number 12
c 1730	A map of the city and suburbs of Dublin, and also the Archbishop and Earl of Meath's liberties, with the bounds of each parish		Digitised from the British Library's King’s Topographical Collection. Includes engraving 'A Prospect of the City of Dublin from the North'.
1752	A Survey of the Present Streets Leading from the River Liffey to Dublin Castle		Shows the area prior to the existence of Parliament Street. Held in National Gallery of Ireland		Reproduced in Dublin Part 2, 1610 to 1756 (Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no.19), 2008, Dublin, Royal Irish Academy. Map number 15
1756	An exact survey of the city and suburbs of Dublin	John Rocque	Link is to image of the 4 maps stitched together by Harvard University Library Click on this link to open a georeferenced version of this John Rocque map This PowerPoint shows you how to find and open the geo-referenced versions of the 1756 John Rocque map of Dublin	Cabinet 2 : Numbers 18 to 21	Reproduced on a single sheet in Dublin Part 2, 1610 to 1756 (Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 19), 2008, Dublin, Royal Irish Academy. Map number 16
1756	A plan of the city of Dublin and the environs on the same scale of London, Paris & Rome	John Rocque	Link is to map held in Harvard University Library
1757	A Survey of the City, Harbour, Bay and Environs of Dublin on the same Scale as those of London, Paris & Rome	John Rocque	Link is to map held in Bibliothèque nationale de France
1757	A pocket plan of the City and Suburbs of Dublin	John Rocque		Cabinet 2 : Number 22
1757	Survey of the city and suburbs of Dublin, with the division of the parishes reduc'd from the large plan in four sheets	John Rocque	Link is to map held in Bibliothèque nationale de France
1760	An actual survey of the County of Dublin	John Rocque	Available online via South Dublin Historical Mapping website published by South Dublin County Council Select Layers and click in checkbox for Rocque's map	Cabinet 2 : Numbers 22 to 26	Also available in two sections here: Dublin County - South East Dublin County - South West
1764	Plan de la Ville de Dublin	Jacques-Nicholas Bellin	Link is to map held in Bibliothèque Nationale de France		Also available online in the David Rumsey Map Collection
1767	A new plan of Dublin	Compiled for Peter Wilson	Link is to map held in Dublin City Library and Archive
1770 - 1840	Longfield Map Collection	John Longfield / John Brownrigg / Thomas Murray	Maps are held in the National Library of Ireland. All counties, except Kerry, are included in the collection. Dublin City & County represent more than 40% of all maps.		The Longfield Maps in the National Library of Ireland : an Agenda for Research This article was published by J.H. Andrews in Irish Geography, 1991
1773	A survey of the City Harbour Bay and Environs of Dublin on the same Scale as those of London Paris and Rome by John Rocque...with improvements and additions by Mr Bernard Scalé	John Rocque / Bernard Scalé	Link is to map held in the UCD Digital Library	Cabinet 2 : Number 30
1773	An Accurate Survey of the City and Suburbs of Dublin / by Mr. Rocque with Additions, and Improvements by Mr Bernard Scalé	John Rocque / Bernard Scalé	Link is to map held in Bibliothèque nationale de France
1780	A plan of Dublin	Robert Pool / John Cash	Link is to map in Pool & Cash book on the Internet Archive	Cabinet 2 : Number 34	Printed in Pool and Cash's Views of the most remarkable public buildings, monuments and other edifices in the city of Dublin
1782	A plan of Dublin	Samuel Byron	This link is to map in Trinity College Library. Map printed for William Wilson in The Gentleman's and Citizen's Almanack
1782	Plan of the city of Dublin : taken from an actual survey from the Universal Scots Almanack	John Robertson	Link is to map held in Harvard University Library
1790	Plan for D'Olier Street and Westmoreland Street		Link is to map held in Dublin City Library & Archive - Wide Street Commission Map 196		Reproduced in Dublin Part 3, 1756 to 1847 (Irish Historic Town Atlas, no. 26), 2014, Dublin, Royal Irish Academy. Map number 9
1797	A plan of the City of Dublin	William Faden	Link is to copy held in The Library of Congress
1798	Modern plan of the City and Environs of Dublin	Benjamin Baker	Includes vignette of The Custom House. Link is to British Library digitised image from page 145 of "Observations on Mr. Archer's statistical survey of the County of Dublin.
1800	New Plan of the City of Dublin	Engraved for Wilson's Dublin Directory	Link is to map in collections of American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
1809	An accurate plan of Dublin	Nathaniel Jefferys	Link is to digital copy of the book held in National Library of Scotland online collections Map printed in An Englishman's descriptive account of Dublin...		Digital copy also held in Falvey Memorial Library, Villanova University, Pennsylvania, USA
1811	City of Dublin	Thomas Campbell		Cabinet 2 : Number 37	Reproduced in Dublin Part 3, 1756 to 1847 (Irish Historic Town Atlas, no. 26), 2014, Dublin, Royal Irish Academy. Map number 17
1811	Four Courts and surrounding properties		Link is to map held in Dublin City Library & Archive - Wide Street Commission Map 48_1		Reproduced in Dublin Part 3, 1756 to 1847 (Irish Historic Town Atlas, no. 26), 2014, Dublin, Royal Irish Academy. Map number 15
1812	New and improved plan of the City of Dublin	William Corbet for Society of the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge	Link is to map held in Dublin City Library & Archive
1816	Taylor's map of the environs of Dublin, extending 10 to 14 miles from the castle	John Taylor	Link is to map in McMaster University, Ontario, Canada digital collections Taylor's map is also available to view here overlaid on current mapping - in South County Dublin's collections Select Layers and click in checkbox for Taylor's map	Cabinet 2 : Number 40	Extract enlarged and centred on the City is reproduced in Dublin Part 3, 1756 to 1847 (Irish Historic Town Atlas, no. 26), 2014, Dublin, Royal Irish Academy. Map number 18
1818	Plan of Dublin		Link is to map on the Internet Archive in History of the city of Dublin, from the earliest accounts to the present time, by Warburton, Whitelaw and Walsh, published 1818		Held in UCD Library Special Collections
1821	Map of the County of Dublin	William Duncan	Available online via South Dublin Historical Mapping website published by South Dublin County Council. Select Layers and click in checkbox for Duncan's map	Cabinet 2 : Numbers 42-47	Colour extract enlarged and centred on the City is reproduced in Dublin Part 3, 1756 to 1847 (Irish Historic Town Atlas, no. 26), 2014, Dublin, Royal Irish Academy. Map number 19
1822	Cooke's royal map of Dublin	John Cooke	Link is to map available in the National Gallery of Ireland. Colour map which includes vignettes of many Dublin buildings.		Reproduced in Dublin Part 3, 1756 to 1847 (Irish Historic Town Atlas, no. 26), 2014, Dublin, Royal Irish Academy. Map number 20
1836	Dublin	Drawn by W.B. Clarke for Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge	Link is to map in David Rumsey Map Collection Includes drawings of 14 of the principal buildings in Dublin	Cabinet 2 : Number 49
1837	The environs of Dublin	Drawn by B.R. Davies for Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge	Link is to map in David Rumsey Map Collection	Cabinet 2 : Number 51
1843	Dublin	Ordnance Survey	Link is to OSi's National Townland and Historical Map Viewer which includes Dublin first edition 6inch (1:10,560) maps. Details about how to search this website are available in this PDF.		Further information about the first edition 6inch mapping series is available here
1846	City of Dublin	Smith	A bird's eye-view of Dublin. Open the map and zoom in to see buildings and streets in a 3D view. This panoramic view was published with the Illustrated London News	Cabinet 2 : Number 54	Reproduced in Dublin Part 3, 1756 to 1847 (Irish Historic Town Atlas, no. 26), 2014, Dublin, Royal Irish Academy. Plate number 10
1847	Dublin City	Ordnance Survey	Link is to Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi) 19th Century Historical Maps collection in the UCD Digital Library. See section 6.1 33 maps of Dublin city (covers area between the canals) published at scale of 5 feet to 1 mile	Cabinet 2 : Numbers 70 to 102
1850	The environs of Dublin	Drawn by B.R. Davies for Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge	Link is to map held in UCD Digital Library Published by Edward Stanford
1851	Dublin	Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin and Published by John Tallis. Includes vignettes of Dublin buildings.	Link is to map in David Rumsey Map Collection
1853	The environs of Dublin	Drawn by B.R. Davies for Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge	Link is to map held in Harvard University Library. Published by George Cox
1855	Fraser's map of Dublin & environs	Ordnance Survey	Link is to map held in UCD Digital Library		This includes the listing of street addresses.
1857	Plan of the Ordnance Survey Office, Phoenix Park, Dublin	Ordnance Survey	Link is to map in David Rumsey Map Collection
1859	Fraser's map of Dublin and environs with street references	Ordnance Survey	Link is to map held in UCD Digital Library		Street addresses section is missing.
1864	Dublin City	Ordnance Survey	Link is to Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi) 19th Century Historical Maps collection in the UCD Digital Library. See section 6.1. 33 maps of Dublin city (covers area between the canals) published at scale of 5 feet to 1 mile	Cabinet 2 : Numbers 70 to 102
1864	Maps of the Terenure & Crumlin Estates, Co. Dublin, the property of Sir Robert Shaw, Baronet.	Ordnance Survey	This is a collection of 8 Ordnance Survey Maps surveyed in 1864. These maps show the property of Sir Robert Shaw in 1879, with his holdings marked in, and tenants or lessees written in the various plots. The areas covered include Terenure, Templeogue, Rathfarnham, Kimmage and Crumlin.		Further information is available here: https://www.dublincity.ie/library/blog/maps-terenure-and-crumlin-estates-1879
1860s/ 1870s	Dublin Parish Maps	Ordnance Survey	Originally published at 15 inches to 1 mile. Colour maps.	Richview Workroom. Search for parish name via UCD Library catalogue	Approx 80 individual parishes available. Parishes are shown on this map of County Dublin published in the Memorial Atlas of Ireland published by L.J. Richards & Company of Philadelphia, 1901
1860s to 1890s	Dublin Suburbs	Ordnance Survey	Link is to Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi) 19th Century Historical Maps collection in the UCD Digital Library. See section 6.2. Maps published at scale of 5 feet to 1 mile
1874 to 1898	Thom's Map of the City of Dublin and its environs	Ordnance Survey	Link is to 9 copies held in UCD Digital Library Published in Thom's Almanac. The 1890 map shows the boundaries for the Dublin townships.
1875	Dublin	Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh	Link is to map within Black's Guide to Dublin and the Wicklow Mountains available online via the National Library of Scotland
1883	Plan of the city of Dublin	Letts, Son & Co	Link is to copy in David Rumsey Map Collection
1893	Insurance Plan of the City of Dublin Maps	GOAD	Link is to maps held in British Library. 20 maps published at scale 1:480
1895	Map of Dublin showing Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway Companies...having termini in Dublin	HENNESSY, A. T.	British Library digitised image from page 24 of "Official Tourist Guide of the Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford Railway. Illustrated. Compiled by A. T. Hennessy"
1907	New map of the City of Dublin and its environs	M.H. Gill & Sons	Link is to map held in UCD Digital Library. Tram routes shown in red.
1908	Eason's New Plan of Dublin and Suburbs	Eason	Scale 6 inches to one mile. Link is to American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Click on the top right corner of map to zoom in on it.
1906 to 1909	Dublin	Ordnance Survey	Link is to OSi free map viewer which includes Dublin 25inch (1:2,500) maps.		Further information about the 25inch mapping series is available here
1909	Plan of Dublin	Bartholomew	Link is to map hosted by the Internet Archive. Use the + button to zoom in on and enlarge this street map of the central area of Dublin.		The map is contained in the guidebook Ireland (Part 1) Northern Counties including Dublin and Neighbourhood by MJB Baddeley. (Click on the magnifying glass to see better image)
1914	New Plan of Dublin & Suburbs	G.W. Bacon & Co	Scale 6 inches to one mile. Link is to American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Click on the top right corner of map to zoom in on it.
1931	Dublin and District	Ordnance Survey	Scale 1:20,000. Reduced from the 1:10 560 Scale of 1906-8. Partially revised in 1931. Contour lines shown in light red.
1936 -1937	Dublin Sheet 22	Ordnance Survey	Scale 1:10,560. Covers area which includes Rathfarnham, Dundrum, Greenhills, Terenure, Templeogue, Windy Arbour, Churchtown, Sandyford, Goatstown, Edmondstown, Taylor's Grange, Ballyboden	Cabinet 1
circa 1935	Plan of Dublin	Geographia Ltd, London	Each grid square on the map represents half a mile. Notes for dating the map: At bottom of the map it reads "...Saorstat Erieann" (sp.) Saorstat Eireann was dissolved in December 1937 and replaced by Éire. St Laurence O'Toole C.B.S. on Seville Place by Robinson,Keefe & Devane opened in 1936 and this isn't shown on the map.		Original print map held in UCD Library Special Collections
1948	Plan of Dublin	Geographica Ltd, London	Each grid square on the map represents half a mile. The map shows the Dublin city boundary and also the ward boundaries.
1952	Dublin Popular Edition	Ordnance Survey	Published at scale 1:25,000. Link is to American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Click on the top right corner of map to zoom in on it.
1972	9th Popular Edition : Dublin City	Ordnance Survey	Published at scale 1:18,000. Link is to copy held by Princeton University Library.

How to find the date of an OSi six inch or 25 inch historic map

Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi) Irish Townland and Historical Map Viewer allows you view the historic 25 inch and 6 inch mapping series. Instructions are provided in the PDF below and the contents are:

FIND THE RANGE OF MAP SERIES AVAILABLE Page 1

DISPLAY THE TOWNLAND BOUNDARIES Page 3

FIND A TOWNLAND NAME Page 4

VIEW THE DATE OF A MAP Page 6

ADD A MARKER TO YOUR MAP Page 7

VIEW THE ATTRIBUTE TABLE Page 9

FIND THE DATE OF THE FIRST EDITION 6 INCH Page 10

FIND THE DATE OF THE 25 INCH MAPS Page 11

Finding Townlands and Historic OSi Map Dates
These instructions help you identify and locate townland names in Ireland using the OSi website. 'Irish Townland and Historical Map Viewer'. You can also find historic map sheets, locate them and find their survey dates.

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