How was Ireland depicted in illustrations produced by traveller's 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 colors, 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 colors, engravings and other illustrations, have rarely, if ever, been seen by the public.
(Galway Daily)
Additional story and sketches at: https://www.galwaydaily.com/news/amazing-new-database-with-pics-of-18th-and-19th-century-ireland-launched/
