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Murdoch Mackenzie, A Maritime survey of Ireland and the West of Great Britain (London, 1776).

By the 18th-century sea charts had become a significant genre of maps and mapmaking 

Mackenzie's volume contains detailed maps of the coastline as well as coastal towns and villages. We show Wexford and Dublin Bay.

Citation: Murdoch Mackenzie, A Maritime survey of Ireland and the West of Great Britain (London, 1776). Marsh's Library Exhibits ‘Mapping History’ curated by Annaleigh Margey, Jason McElligott and Sue Hemmens with Armagh Robinson Library; Held by Marsh's Library (IE-DuMAL); accessed May 8, 2024, https://www.marshlibrary.ie/digi2/exhibits/show/maps/item/427

South East coast of Ireland
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