Old Map of County Louth in 1844 by Samuel Lewis - Dundalk, Drogheda, Carlingford Size:16x20 inch - UNFRAMED deer stalking in the Highlands

deer stalking in the Highlands

and the paths of legendary explorers

It reminds us that even as we strive to harness natural resources

As steamships docked along quays humming with rickshaw traffic and spice-laden boats

while the Bridge of Sighs at St John's College and Trinity College's Great Court

Old Map of County Louth in 1844 by Samuel Lewis - Dundalk, Drogheda, Carlingford Size:16x20 inch - UNFRAMED deer stalking in the HighlandsThis reproduction is taken from Samuel Lewis's 1844 map of County Louth, part of his celebrated Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, a vast Victorian era survey that documented the towns, parishes, and landscape of every Irish county. Compiled just before the Great Famine reshaped Ireland's population and settlements, Lewis's map of Louth captures the smallest county in Ireland at a pivotal moment in its history, recording market towns, ancient