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Henry Savage Sweetman: the man who uncovered Ireland’s medieval history
Henry Savage Sweetman published the Calendar which translated over 8,000 Irish medieval records. But who was Sweetman and why did he complete this project?
Series
Secretaries of State: State Papers Ireland, Maps
Catalogue reference: SP 64
What's it about?
SP 64
Maps and plans, removed from the main series of State Papers relating to Ireland .
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SP 64
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Title (The name of the record)
- Secretaries of State: State Papers Ireland, Maps
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Date (When the record was created)
- Elizabeth I - James I
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Description (What the record is about)
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Maps and plans, removed from the main series of State Papers relating to Ireland .
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Maps and plans
- Ireland
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- The records are described in Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office 1. British Isles c1410-1860 (London 1967). Please speak to staff at the Map and Large Document Room enquiry desk for the precise location.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13606/
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