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From: "Andy Airriess" <>
Subject: Map of the Belfast area (S. Antrim, N Down) 1866
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 13:37:25 -0600
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Listers,

There is a map of Belfast and surrounding area that is posted at this web
site:
http://www.yourmapsonline.org.uk/maps_for_web/Ireland/Belfastareamaster_sm.jpg

I have the original of this map that dates from 1866. If there is a piece
of it you would like to get a closer look at, let me know and I'll extract
it from the map and email it to you. Don't worry, I have scanned the map
and the pieces you will be getting are electronic copies. Andy Scissorhands
I am not. Some rules:

Please give me an good idea as to where the place you are looking for is on
the map. Anything will help. I don't know the geography of the area very
well, so something like "in line horizontally from Hollywood and straight
down from Antrim" would be nice, or "about 2 miles NW of Jordantown" would
be helpful too.

Please be accurate as possible. Something on the lines of "It is called
Ballysomething and it is near Belfast" will not likely end up in a positive
result.

The text on the map is very small but is all legible. The bigger the place
you reference, the better your chance of getting it will be. With so much
small text it is sometimes hard to find small places.

Please give me an idea as to how much of the area around the place you want.
I'd hate to send you something that did not include everything you want.

Best yet would be to copy the images and crop out the piece you want a close
up of and send me the image so I can get you exactly what you want.

All replies will be off list to keep chatter down.

There are a couple of other images on the site at:
http://www.yourmapsonline.org.uk/ireland.htm
that are of Belfast city proper. The one from 1894 is big enough for you to
use on your own, but the one from 1886 I can send a bigger copy to you if
you want. My grandfather was born one week before the publication date of
the image and I can see the house he was born in on York St. in the map.
Priceless.

Andy Airriess
I-56 (My birth year!)

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