And I’m like wow …

Posted on Friday 16 May 2014 | 1 Comment

… as the young folk say nowadays. Searching the National Library catalogue for prints and drawings of the Royal Canal before 1900 brought up the usual suspects but also a very interesting map and this stunning view of Dublin in 1853. Viaducts! Railways! Steamers! Barges being propelled by sweeps!

I couldn’t find the Royal Canal, though.

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One response to “And I’m like wow …”

  1. Ewan Duffy | Friday 16 May 2014 at 18:38 |

    Maybe they didn’t pay to be included ;)

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