22.10.2024, 18:30 P.M.
Georgian Dublin in Maps by Rob Goodbody, historian and conservation consultant and editor of the third volume of Irish Historic Towns Atlas of Dublin, covering the period 1756 to 1847, published by the Royal Irish Academy in 2014
This is the fourth talk in the Irish Georgian Society and Dublin City Council's talk series, Depicting Dublin: understanding Dublin’s architecture, urban morphology and social history through maps, prints, drawings and photographs.
ABSRACT: There are several maps of Dublin city in the Georgian period, some better known than others, some with better detail than others. Knowing the origin of the maps and their target audience is essential to assessing their reliability. There are many lesser-known maps that can inform the historian, particularly those that show only a part of the city. This talk provides an overview of the maps that are available to the historian of the city or of a particular building or area within the city.
BIOGRAPHY: Rob Goodbody's background is historical geography and planning, with postgraduate qualifications in planning and building conservation, including a masters in building conservation from UCD and an MA in local history from Maynooth University. After years of working in various planning authorities in London and Dublin, Rob established a practice in building conservation in 2003. Over the years he has published numerous articles and papers and six books and co-authored another four books, covering such diverse topics as local history, the Great Famine, industrial heritage, mining heritage, bridges and Martello towers. He was editor of the third volume of the Irish Historic Towns Atlas of Dublin, covering the period 1756 to 1847, published by the Royal Irish Academy in 2014.
IMAGE: William Street, 1773
Talks take place at 6pm in the Irish Georgian Society's City Assembly House, 58 South William Street, Dublin 2. Talk subscribers can also choose to watch the talks live online. A zoom link to watch the talk live will be issued the day before each talk. Additionally, all talk subscribers will be issued with a recording of the talk the day after, which they can watch for a further two-week period.
Attendance at the talk is recognised by the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland as formal CPD (1 point per hour long talk). The IGS will issue CPD certs at the end of the talk series.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: This talk is part of the Irish Georgian Society's Conservtion Education Programme which is supported by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The Society also wishes to thank Dublin City Council's Heritage Office for partnering on this talk series, and The Heritage Council for their support of the Irish Georgian Society.
If you are interested in other talks relating to architecture, check out the Ireland Architecture Diary.
