New Database with Pictures of 18th and 19th Century Ireland is Launched

A New Database with Pictures of 18th and 19th Century Ireland is Launched

Dick Eastman · May 25, 2018 · History, Photography · No Comments

From an article by Micheál Ó Maoileoin in the Galway Daily:

“How was Ireland depicted in illustrations produced by travellers from 1680 to 1860? A new database of images drawn from travel accounts answers this question.

“Based on years of research by a group of investigators at NUI Galway led by Professor Jane Conroy, Ireland Illustrated is now available to view online.”

“Ireland Illustrated, 1680-1860, is a database of over 500 images of Ireland – woodcuts, water colours, engravings and other illustrations – with related text, drawn from more than 50 manuscript and printed works, and highlighting several neglected or rarely accessible sources.

“Many of the pictures in the database, woodcuts, water colours, engravings and other illustrations, have rarely, if ever, been seen by the public.”

You can read the full story and view a number of the images at: http://bit.ly/2kpfPkt.
The database is available at: https://ttce.nuigalway.ie/irelandillustrated/.