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Map of the southern part of Ulster, Ireland, showing mountains and woods in perspective;...
Catalogue reference: MPF 1/36
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This record is about the Map of the southern part of Ulster, Ireland, showing mountains and woods in perspective;... dating from 1602-1603 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MPF 1/36
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1602-1603
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Description (What the record is about)
- Map of the southern part of Ulster, Ireland, showing mountains and woods in perspective; forts, houses and churches in plan or elevation. A sailing ship on Lough Neagh is shown firing its guns. Names of clans or chieftains are given. Four empty rectangular fretwork cartouches, one at top right between Royal Arms surmounted by a crown (above) and those of Mountjoy (below), each within Garter. Scale bar surmounted by dividers; about 1 inch to 4 miles. Quarter compass rose at lower right. By Richard Bartlett. 1 item (enclosure to letter from Thomas Ridgeway to Lord Salisbury, 15 March 1610) extracted from SP 64/2 (item 2). To view papers accompanying this map, visit https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/irish-maps-c1558-c1610
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 42.9 cm x 55.6 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860, (London, 1967), entry 3723. Described in G A Hayes-McCoy, Ulster and other Irish Maps c.1600, (Dublin Stationery Office, 1964); mentioned in G A Hayes-McCoy, 'Contemporary maps as an aid to Irish history, 1593-1603', Imago Mundi, vol XIX (1965), p 36.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3981980/
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