Copperplate

Limerick : 3 items
A. Hogg H. Boswell    The Antiquities of England and Wales c1787-9
£10
28 x 17cm


County Limerick - The Exchange at Limerick Exchange & Irish Antiquities . The Antiquities of England and Wales was the product of Alexander Hogg who was well known as a partwork publisher. Under the claimed authorship of Henry Boswell it was issued serially from c1787-9, and subsequently made available as a complete work. The format was typically 2 (though sometimes up to 6) prints to a page, with one or two accompanying pages of descriptive text on each pair of subjects. It also included the set of English county maps by Thomas Kitchin first used in the London Magazine from 1747-54. The first Limerick Exchange was built in 1673 on Nicholas street, as the centre of exchange and trade in the town. By 1702 the town's prosperity is indicated by the fact that the Exchange was no longer large enough and a new building was constructed. This, in turn underwent further remodelling in 1777-8, but by 1872 it was being used as a school. Today only one of the arcaded 6-bay outer walls survives, incorporated into the walls surrounding the graveyard of St. Mary's Cathedral. The "Irish Antiquities" also shown here have not been identified. This anonymous print is supplied with the original, accompanying text.
Ref: TOP 466
 
A. Hogg H. Boswell    The Antiquities of England and Wales c1787-9
£10
18 x 32cm


County Limerick - Ruins of the cathedral church at Killmallock, and King John's Castle, Limerick,. The Antiquities of England and Wales was the product of Alexander Hogg who was well known as a partwork publisher. Under the claimed authorship of Henry Boswell it was issued serially from c1787-9, and subsequently made available as a complete work. The format was typically 2 (though sometimes up to 6) prints to a page, with one or two accompanying pages of descriptive text on each pair of subjects. It also included the set of English county maps by Thomas Kitchin first used in the London Magazine from 1747-54. The so-called "Cathedral Church" her shown is actually part of the ruins of the Dominican Abbey founded by Gilbert Fitzgerald in 1291. Although the Abeey was dissolved in the 1540's, and sacked by Cromwell in the 1640's, it was several times reoccupied by a small body of monks and only finally abandoned in 1790. Its ruins stand today on the banks of the River Loobah. King John's Castle was originally part of the north gate of the town of Limerick, and dates from the 15th century. Over the years it has also been used as a private residence, an arsenal, a military hospital and a blacksmith's forge. This print, engraved by Eastgate, offers 2 views on 1 sheet, and is supplied with the original, accompanying text.
Ref: TOP 467
 
A. Hogg H. Boswell    The Antiquities of England and Wales c1787-9
£10
18 x 32cm


County Limerick - Castle Connell & Limerick Castle . The Antiquities of England and Wales was the product of Alexander Hogg who was well known as a partwork publisher. Under the claimed authorship of Henry Boswell it was issued serially from c1787-9, and subsequently made available as a complete work. The format was typically 2 (though sometimes up to 6) prints to a page, with one or two accompanying pages of descriptive text on each pair of subjects. It also included the set of English county maps by Thomas Kitchin first used in the London Magazine from 1747-54. The town of Castleconnell takes its name from the O' Connells, one of the powerful Gaelic families who inhabited the area prior to the Norman invasion. The castle shown in the print, however, was built by the Norman de Burgo family as their seat sometime around 1200. It survived until the War of the 2 Kings from 1688-91, when it was blown up by a general of William of Orange. Limerick Castle,located on King's Island on the River Shannon,was built in the 13th century by order of King John on the site of an earlier Viking settlement. It endured 5 sieges in the 17th century, but survived them all relatively intact, and is today open to the public as a tourist attraction. This print, engraved by Eastgate, offers 2 views on 1 sheet, and is supplied with the original, accompanying text.
Ref: TOP 468