Old Map of Northern Ireland in 1923 by Ordnance Survey - Ulster, Belfast, Derry Size:50x70 cm - UNFRAMED and precise star placements of

and precise star placements of the original piece

this map remains a stunning representation of Nordic cartographic history

The bold lines and carefully positioned stars reflect the artistic techniques used by early astronomers to visualize celestial formations

is marked beside Lismore Castle in its sheltered valley

when industrial England was still taking shape

Old Map of Northern Ireland in 1923 by Ordnance Survey - Ulster, Belfast, Derry Size:50x70 cm - UNFRAMED and precise star placements ofThis is an unusual and historically significant map of Northern Ireland, produced by the Ordnance Survey in 1923, just a year after the creation of the Irish Free State in the south. Rather than showing roads or railways, the map is a population chart, recording how people across the north of Ireland were thought to lean politically at a pivotal moment in Irish history, in the aftermath of the Anglo Irish Treaty. Coloured squares are scattered across