Publisher's Synopsis
Number 6 of the Irish Historic Tows Atlas series, this fascicle illustrates characteristic periods of Athlone's cultural formation and its topographical history. It illuminates points in the development of a strategic town on the River Shannon in County Westmeath. The folder contains a coloured map; eight pages of black and white maps and plates and 16 pages of text where the history of over 700 sites are traced. Series editors: Anngret Simms, H.B. Clarke; Consultant editor: J.H. Andrews; Cartographic editor: K.M. Davies.
