Title
A PROSPECT OF KILMORE FORT and the River up to LONDON DERRY.
Publication details
[about 1700]
Physical details
1 drawing : pen and black ink with watercolour over pencil ; sheet 47 x 67.8 cm, on sheet 54.9 x 76.7 cm
Description
Kilmore (or Culmore) Fort in the foreground; ships on the water to the left and in the middle ground; the River Foyle stretching to the horizon; mountains in the distance. Inscribed with title in black ink along upper edge.
Place
Derry (Northern Ireland)
Additional information
Kilmore or Culmore fort is located on the north west coast of Ireland in County Derry on the River Foyle and was of great strategic importance in its protection of Londonderry. The fort is most well known for a conflict in 1608 when Cahir O
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.52.45.