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Taylor, George and Skinner, Andrew. Maps and
Roads of Ireland Surveyed
Dublin, 1778. first edition. Royal 8vo. hard cover,
Pp. xvi, 288, subscribers list. Illustrated with 288
pp. of road maps. Lacking title page and first 2
leaves of index. Folding map of Ireland also lack-
ing. a great reference work for historians of this
period.
Estimate €500-€700 £390-£546
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 3536
Twiss, Richard. A Tour in Ireland in 1775 with a
View of the Salmon Leap at Ballyshannon.
Dublin, Sheppard, Corcoran, Cross, Potts, Cham-
berlaine, Wilkinson et. Al., 1776. first edition.
12mo. full calf, Pp.228, index, engraved frontis-
piece. This edition published without map.
Estimate €300-€400 £234-£312
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 3637
1800 (16 April) letter fromWilliamWilcocks from Upper Canada to his cousin Robert in Dublin.
Entire letter pp4 including address, no postal markings so privately carried. Content refers to purchase
of lands near “Lake Arie” (Erie) and the writer’s appointment as a Judge of the District Court in York
. Also with this is an invitation to a dance at Dublin Castle from the Lord Lieutenant to “Mrs & The
Misses Wilcocks” dated 13 March 1896.
Provenance: By descent from William Wilcocks to the present owner.
William Wilcocks, coloniser, merchant, judge, and office holder, born circa 1735, probably in Cork son
of Charles Willcocks and Margaret Russell. He married circa 1760 Phoebe Jackson of Birr (County Of-
faly), and they had eight children. He died 7 January 1813 in York (Toronto), Upper Canada. He was a
prosperous businessman and a Sheriff in Cork for a period but went bankrupt in 1792 and emigrated to
Canada where he found prosperity again with the help of his cousin Peter Russell, though he eventually
failed in business again in the early 19th century.
12 x 7in. (30.48 x 17.78cm)
Estimate €80-€120 £62.4-£93.6
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 37