Author not known. Picturesque Europe c1876
County Donegal, Ulster - Carrigan Head. Picturesque Europe was a serialised partwork, designed as a showcase for steel and wood engravings after and by significant artists of the day. The 60 parts were published monthly from 1875 to 1880.When sets of parts were completed, they were also sold as complete volumes, building to a full 5-volume set, 2 volumes of which were devoted to the British Isles.This wood-cut print shows the headland of Carrigan Head on the Atlantic coast of Donegal. The headland is part of the wider mountain of Slieve League, rising to 1972 feet, and comprising some of the tallest and steepest sea cliffs in Europe. The building shown in the print is a defensive watchtower, constructed around 1800, as part of Ireland's defence against possible French invasion during the Napoleonic wars. It still stands today.
Author not known. Picturesque Europe c1876
County Donegal, Ulster - One Man's Pass, Slieve League. Picturesque Europe was a serialised partwork, designed as a showcase for steel and wood engravings after and by significant artists of the day. The 60 parts were published monthly from 1875 to 1880.When sets of parts were completed, they were also sold as complete volumes, building to a full 5-volume set, 2 volumes of which were devoted to the British Isles.This wood-cut print shows the track known as One Man's Pass, a razor-edge ridge which must be traversed to reach the summit of the mountain of Slieve League (which translates as grey mountain). Slieve League lies directly on the Atlatic coast of Donegal, with some of the tallest and steepest sea cliifs in Europe falling sheer to the ocean below.