H & D Kerruish 1848.

Title Isle of ManDimensions 250 x 190 mm Based on Smythe Rep Fraction: 1:181,000

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Imprint Published by H&D Kerruish Douglas; Engaved W.H.Lizars Edinr
Aa:View of Tower of Refuge, Douglas Bay
Based on 1826Smythe/Drinkwater

William Home Lizars (1788-1859) Scots painter and engraver (son of Daniel Lizars) rejoined business on death of father 1812; worked 61 Princess St, 5 David St and 3 St James St Edinburgh He engraved several other maps and illustrations in other guide books.

The imprint H&D Kerruish refers to a period between March 1848 and May 1849 when the two brothers Hugh and Daniel Kerruish had opened a reading room initially at at 40 Duke Street Douglas but from June 1848 at No 38 Duke Street.

The Map looks rather dated even for 1848 - it is possible that a larger map was included in a de-luxe edition of the guide.

Editions:

Kerruish's New Illustrated Guide to the Isle of Man 1855; on the Front cover of my 1855 edition the address is given as 38 Duke Street on the back cover the advert for Kerruish & kneale Booksellers &c as 39 Duke Street

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