This collection has a variety of different types of map or visual print resources. The tabs at the top of the page will help you find:
All items from this collection must be used in the Rare Books Reading Room. Go to each tab to find out more about access, use and reprographics.
Special Collections & Archives, Q-1,
Boole Library
University College Cork
Cork
+353 (21) 490-2282
specialcollectionsarchives@ucc.ie
Please use the dedicated email and phone number.
Topographical Prints Collection
Political Prints Collection
Portrait Prints Collection
Topographical Photographs Collection
Military Prints Collection
Topographical Prints Collection
Portrait Photographs Collection
Below is a list of terms and abbreviations users may encounter when consulting prints.
| Term | Abbreviations | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Delineavit | del., delt., delint. | Drawn by |
| Direxit | dir., direx. | Print by |
| Designavit | dis. | Designed by |
| Engraved | engd., engrd. | Engraved by |
| Faciebat | fect., fecit. | Made by |
| Impressit | imp., impt. | Printed by |
| Incidebat | inc. | Engraved by |
| Invenit | inv., invd. | Originally drawn by |
| Lithographed | lith., litho., lithog. | Lithographed by |
| Pinxit | pinx., pinxt. | Painted by |
| Plate | pl., pla. | Plate number |
| Published | pub., pubd., publ. | Published by |
| Sculpsit | sc., sculp., sculpt. | Engraved by |
Below is a short list of notations that have been used for dating prints.
| Date Type | Symbol | Examples | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| After date | + | 1850+, [1850+] | Used to indicate the print was produced after the date provided |
| Approximate date(s) | c. (circa) | c.1850, [c.1850] | Used to indicate the print is from a possible span of five years before or after the date provided |
| Date range | - | 1850-1855 | Used to indicate the print (or the source it came from) was produced over a span of years |
| Derived date(s) | [ ] | [1850] | Used to indicate the date (and/or other information) provided is not identified on the print but was obtained from a secondary source |
| Uncertain date(s) | ? | ?1850, [?1850] | Used to indicate there is uncertainty about the date provided |
| Undated | n.d. | n.d. | Used to indicate that a date cannot be determined, either from the print or through a secondary source |
2023: 11 September - 21 December
Closed: Monday 30 October.
We are open to UCC staff and students, and members of the public. For more information about what items must be requested and to request them via the online request form see Request Special Collections & Archives.
If you have any queries relating to our collections please email specialcollectionsarchives@ucc.ie.
