Old Mid-Century Map of Ireland by Bartholomew, 1955 Finish:Map or anyone with an appreciation

or anyone with an appreciation for fine art

and clean air—ideal for anyone who loves the mountains or the romance of classic rail travel

Created at the height of the leisure‑travel boom

Illustrations: Various illustrations of historical buildings and landmarks

created by John Speed - by far the best and most notable British cartographer of the Stuart era

Old Mid-Century Map of Ireland by Bartholomew, 1955 Finish:Map or anyone with an appreciationIreland, Plate 59, V. III presents a poised mid century portrait of the island, drawn in 1955 under the exacting eye of John Bartholomew for The Geographical Institute, Edinburgh. It is a political and physical synthesis: provinces and borders delineated with crisp assurance, while a sophisticated scheme of gradient tints and spot heights sculpts the uplands and plains. Depth is treated with equal finesse, coastal waters around the Atlantic, the Irish