A detailed balloon view of Dublin

ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS.

The City of Dublin. Being No 1 of A Series of Views of the Principal Capitals in Europe.
London, 1846. Coloured wood engraving. 400 x 1050mm.

Laid on thick paper.

A very detailed view of Dublin looking north from above St Stephen's Green. This type of aerial view became popular with the advent of recreational ballooning; this is the first in a series published by the Illustrated London News, the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine, as a special supplement for subscribers.
The ILN ran from 1842 until 2009.


Stock ID : 20105