An antique woodcut engraving which was published in "The Illustrated London News" on September 5th, 1874. The locality, which had had several Irish-language names, was first called Cove ("The Cove of Cork") in 1750. It was renamed Queenstown in 1850 to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria. This remained the town's name until 1920 when it was renamed Cobh with the foundation of the Irish Free State. The engraving has a vertical centrefold and has an account of the event on the verso.
Approx 50.3cms by 34cms.
