Dublin: Mapping the City Art He kept a personal diary

He kept a personal diary for almost 50 years where he recorded an unfiltered account of his apprehensions and attitudes to matters both quotidian and profound

including musical and scientific instruments and books

Hector McDonnell

Each building has an equal-length description and original photography

Dublin: Mapping the City Art He kept a personal diaryBirlinn, 2023 Hardback, 252 pages Maps are essential tools in finding our way around, but they also tell stories and are great depositories of information. Until the twentieth century and the arrival of aerial images, a map was the best way of getting a sense of what a city looked like on the ground. Through a carefully chosen selection of maps, the book traces the growth and development of Dublin from the early seventeenth century to the present day,