Cartography of Dublin


The Cartography of Dublin is the history of surveying and creation of maps of the city of Dublin in Ireland. The following is a list of notable historical maps of Dublin City and County Dublin.
YearNameCartographer/PublisherNotesImage
1610DublineJohn SpeedSize 21 cm x 18 cm. See John Speed's Map of Dublin (1610)
1673The city and suburbs of Dublin, from Kilmainham to Rings-End wherein the rivers, streets, lanes, alleys, churches, gates & c. are exactly describedBernard de GommeScale 1760 yards to 1 English mile.
1685An exact survey of the city of Dublin, and part of the harbour; anno 1685Thomas PhillipsScale 604 feet to an inch
1708Henry Pratt
1714DublinHerman Moll
  • 1728A map of the city and suburbs of DublinCharles BrookingSee Charles Brooking's map of Dublin (1728)
  • 1756Exact survey of the city and suburbs of DublinJohn RocqueProduced on 4 sheets, each 705x495 mm. Scale 1:2400. Revised edition in 1773.
  • 1757A Survey of the city harbour and environs of DublinJohn RocqueSize: 972 x 1390 W: 1008 x 1396.
  • 1760An actual survey of the county of DublinJohn Rocque
    1764Plan De La Ville De DublinJacques-Nicholas BellinPublished by Le Petit Atlas Maritime.
  • 1767Exact survey of the city and suburbs of DublinPublished by Peter WilsonSize 34 cm x 23 cm. Scale of British feet 3 cm to 1000 feet. Published by Peter Wilson of Dame Street.
    1780Pool and Cash's DublinRobert Pool and John CashPanorama view of Dublin.
    1782John Robertson's plan of the city of DublinJohn RobertsonFrom the Universal Scots Almanack
  • 1783Plan of Dublin from Watson's Almanack 1783
  • 1797Plan of Greater Dublin including Circular RoadsEngraved by Samuel John Neele. Published by: William Faden.Plan of the city of Dublin as surveyed for the use of the Divisional Justices to which have been added plans of the canal. Engraved by S. J. Neele, 52, Strand. Published by: W. Faden, Geographer to the King, Charing Cross, 2 January 1797. Sold by: W. Allen & J. Archer, Dublin.
    1798Modern Plan of the City and Environs of DublinWilliam M Wilson
  • 1799Browrigg's Map 5th Division of Dublin
    1811Thomas Campbell's map of the City of Dublin
    1812WDD New and Improved Plan of the Society of the Diffusion of Useful KnowledgeWilliam Corbet of SDUK
  • 1816Taylor's Environs of DublinJohn TaylorScale 2 inches to 1 mile. Kieran Swords says Taylor had a "cavalier attitude to territorial boundaries in County Dublin where he ignored civil parishes and where his barony boundaries are very sketchy".
    1818Plan of Dublin
  • 1821Maps of the county of DublinWilliam Duncan8 sheets. Duncan was commissioned by the Dublin Grand Jury to produce a set of maps of Dublin for administrative and planning uses.
    1835Leigh's new pocket road-book of IrelandPublished by Leigh & Son
    1836Dublin Street Directory Map with engravings of the principal buildings in DublinPublished by Baldwin & Cradock of SDUKPublished under the superintendence of the Society of the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Colour map.
  • 1837Dublin EnvironsDrawn by B. R. Davies. Published by SDUKPublished under the superintendence of the Society of the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
  • 1840Pettigrew and Oulton's Dublin Directory
  • 1843Ordnance Survey 6-inch First EditionOrdnance SurveyScale 6 inches to 1 mile.
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    • 1848Dublin. The General Post Office Directory
  • 1848Environs of DublinS. Orr and Co, Amen Corner, London
  • 1851General Map of the Environs of Dublin and parts of Wicklow
  • 1852Dublin Street Directory Map showing the boundaries of several wardsSize: 40.5 cm x 28 cm. Scale: 4 and one-eighth inches to one statute mile. General Post Office Directory. Colour map
  • 1863Dublin showing the Boundaries of several Wards. Engraved for the General Post Office.Published by Alex Thom, 87 Abbey St
  • 1865Dublin Parish Maps
    1872Dublin by Harper's Handbook
  • 1880Ordnance Survey Map of the City and its EnvironsOrdnance SurveyConstructed for Thom's Almanac and Official Directory. Printed and published by Alexander Thom, 87 & 88 Abbey Street, Dublin. Under direction of Lt Colonel Martin. Scale 6 inches to 1 mile.*
    1885Plan of Dublin
  • 1885Environs of DublinBy Edward Weller F.R.G.S.
  • 1890German map of Dublin
    1893Insurance Plan of the City of DublinCharles E. Goad
    1895Bacon's Large Scale Plan of Dublin for Cyclists and TouristsPublished by G.W. Bacon and Co., LondonSize 82 cm x 70 cm. Scale 6" : 1 mile. Publish by company of George Washington Bacon.
  • 1906–9Ordnance Survey 25-inch Second EditionOrdnance SurveyScale 1:2500.
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    • 1912Dublin CityPublished by A&C Black, London
  • 1913Plan of Dublin