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Hi Herbert, Yes I'm familiar with TCD's current situation. What I want to do, however, is purchase copies of the Irish maps. They may be too expensive, not available for purchase etc - but I can't find any of that out without somewhere / someone to contact. Would be delighted if this e-mail would goad the elusive goad into divulgence of same, Julia >Julia: > >One or more of the six British (in the wider sense) copyright libraries >(except for TCD which is currently 'hors de combat')- if not a couple of >others (e.g. Guildhall Library, City of London, and Manchester City Library) >- will soon rush forward with answer(s) and offers of help! But I have no >wish to goad them into action. You might care to specify to all of >'Lis-maps' which particular town(s) you seek; some of the relevant county >archives and/or local history collections may hold some different states. > >There are occasional alternatives to Goad, as you are doubtless aware. See, >e.g., chapter 16 'Fire insurance plans' by Gwyn Rowley in:- > >Historians' guide to early British maps: a guide to the location of pre-1900 >maps of the British Isles preserved in the United Kingdom and Ireland / gen. >ed.: Helen Wallis ; assisted by Anita McConnell. - London : Royal >Historical Society, 1994. - (RHS guides and handbooks, ISSN 0080-4398 ; no. >18). - ISBN 0-86193-141-6 > >Francis Herbert >[log in to unmask] >http://www.rgs.org [see 'Collections'/'Unlocking the Archives'] > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Julia Barrett [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: 27 February 2003 11:10 >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Goad fire insurance maps > >Hello, > >I am trying to obtain historical fire insurance Goad maps but am >having difficulties tracking down where they now are. Goad >apparently sold these maps to some company (PMRS?) - they >have no contact details for this company. > >Can anyone help? > >Many thanks. > >Julia >**************************************************** >Julia Barrett, Architecture/Planning Librarian, >UCD, Richview, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14, Ireland >Tel: 00 353 1 716 2741; Fax: 00 353 1 283 0329 >email:[log in to unmask] **************************************************** Julia Barrett, Architecture/Planning Librarian, UCD, Richview, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14, Ireland Tel: 00 353 1 716 2741; Fax: 00 353 1 283 0329 email:[log in to unmask]