1830 Dublin Map by John Kirkwood - Post Office Directory Plan Print

Dublin around 1830, engraved on steel for the General Post Office Directory — and beneath the streets, a skyline in miniature: Nelson's Pillar, Home's Hotel, the GPO, St Patrick's Cathedral, the Custom House, the Four Courts, St George's Church, the Bank and the Wellington Testimonial, each drawn in elevation along the foot of the sheet. The river runs through labelled 'River Anna Liffey', the bay is marked simply 'THE SEA', Merrion Square and St Stephen's Green sit in their Georgian grids, and Portobello holds the southern edge of town. Part of that little frieze is gone from the city now — Nelson's Pillar stood on Sackville Street until 1966.

The plan was drawn and engraved by John Kirkwood of Crow Street, one of Dublin's own engravers, as a working map to be folded into the directory rather than framed — which is why surviving sheets are scarce. The original is in the National Gallery of Ireland.

The closing panel in a Dublin sequence — Moll's 1714, Faden's 1797, Wilson's 1798, then this — and a fine gift for anyone whose streets these are. Every print is open edition, made to order and shipped worldwide, backed by verified customer reviews.

Sizes & Format

• 30 × 45 cm / 12 × 18″
• 40 × 60 cm / 16 × 24″ — unframed only
• 60 × 90 cm / 24 × 36″
• 100 × 150 cm / 40 × 60″ — unframed only
• Printed in landscape
• Available framed (black, white, wood) or unframed

Print & Frame Details

Archival matte paper, 250gsm (110lb), acid-free and FSC-certified — off-white, uncoated. Framed prints: solid oak or ash wood frame, 20mm thick, with shatterproof protective glazing. Ready to hang, hanging kit included. Unframed prints up to A4 ship flat; larger sizes ship rolled in a protective tube.

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Framed prints are packed with protective corners and wrap, boxed with reinforced edges, and braced with internal supports for extra rigidity (max 3 frames per package). Every order ships free, made to order and delivered from the hub closest to you: Ireland 3–7 business days · UK 4–8 · USA 5–10 · Canada 6–12 · Australia 7–14.