A TRANSPORTATION MAP OF 1930s IRELAND

Associated British and Irish Railways

Map of Ireland: Steamer and Train Service Connections [Railway & Tourist Map]

London: McCorquodale & Co., Ltd., [c. 1930s]. IRELAND BY RAIL, STEAMER AND MOTOR COACH.
A detailed prewar transportation map issued by the Associated British and Irish Railways, presenting Ireland as an interconnected network of railway lines, steamer routes, and tourist motor-coach services.

Printed primarily in black with railway routes emphasized in red, the map covers both the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland and identifies an extensive network of towns, stations, ports, and tourist destinations.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: A FOLDING TRANSPORTATION MAP OF THE ENTIRE ISLAND.
+++ Approximately 11.5 × 15 inches unfolded, printed on thin, lightweight paper and designed to fold for travel use.
+++ Legend distinguishes Main Railway Lines, Branch Lines, Tourist Motor Coach Routes, and Tourist Steamer Routes. Main and branch railway networks are highlighted in red against the predominantly black-printed map.
+++ Includes both Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State, with Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford, Londonderry, Killarney, Sligo, and numerous smaller towns and destinations identified.
+++ Printed by McCorquodale & Co., Ltd., London; printer's code E.R.O. 665/3 appears at lower right.

CONDITION:VERY GOOD WITH EXPECTED FOLD AND EDGE WEAR.
Mild, even toning. Original fold lines remain evident and sound. Wear along the lower edge. Printed map area remains clean and readily legible.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: MAPPING TRAVEL ACROSS PREWAR IRELAND.
Produced for travelers, this sheet documents the transportation infrastructure through which visitors moved around Ireland during the interwar period.

Its combination of railways with tourist motor-coach and steamer routes is particularly useful in showing how the railway companies marketed an integrated travel network extending beyond the rails themselves. The map also visually records the period's political geography through its separate labeling of Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State.

SUBJECTS: Ireland, Irish Free State, Northern Ireland, Associated British and Irish Railways, Railway Travel, Steamer Travel, Motor Coach Travel, Tourism, Transportation History, Travel Ephemera, Railway Ephemera, Folding Maps, Transportation Maps, Tourist Maps, Irish Ephemera

Item #22511

Price: $24.00