Old Map of Connacht in 1611 by John Speed - Galway, Sligo, Castlebar world geography gift from the area around Fargate

from the area around Fargate and Norfolk Street to the green expanse of the Botanical Gardens

bridging historical reverence with contemporary style

this historical map is carefully reproduced and printed on matte paper

this map retains the charm and authenticity of its 1929 original without the distraction of glare

and the sea

Old Map of Connacht in 1611 by John Speed - Galway, Sligo, Castlebar world geography gift from the area around FargateCreated by John Speed and engraved by the Amsterdam mapmaker Jodocus Hondius, this map of Connacht first appeared in Speed's landmark 1611 atlas, The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine the first atlas ever devoted entirely to the British Isles. It shows Ireland's westernmost province in fine hand coloured style, taking in the counties of Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon as they were understood at the start of the seventeenth century.