The Broadstone in 1821

Posted on Thursday 27 September 2012 | 2 Comments

The Broadstone Harbour with King’s Inns in the background, early 1820s

This is a drawing by George Petrie, made for J. J. McGregor’s New Picture of Dublin of 1821. The details of the vessels are interesting. More on the Broadstone here.

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2 responses to “The Broadstone in 1821”

  1. Michael | Friday 28 September 2012 at 10:27 |

    Hi Brian,

    Any chance you could send me a hi res copy of the broadstine photo, I an currently working in broadstone and i would love to get a copy of this to print and put on the wall

  2. bjg | Friday 28 September 2012 at 21:55 |

    Replied direct. bjg

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