Old Map of Cork in 1851 by Tallis & Rapkin - River Lee, Popes Quay, Munster Size:18x24 inch - UNFRAMED With each county marked distinctly

With each county marked distinctly and major waterways and cities noted

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Old Map of Cork in 1851 by Tallis & Rapkin - River Lee, Popes Quay, Munster Size:18x24 inch - UNFRAMED With each county marked distinctlyThis detailed map of Cork was engraved by John Rapkin and published by J. Tallis & Co in 1851, as part of Tallis's Illustrated Atlas of the World, produced to coincide with the Great Exhibition of that year and now regarded as one of the last of the great decorative Victorian atlases. It captures Cork at the peak of its industrial and mercantile importance, when the city was one of the busiest ports in southern Ireland. The map traces the River Lee as