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'Hibernia: Insula non procul ab Anglia vulgare Hirlandia vocata'. Map showing place-names,...
Catalogue reference: MPF 1/68
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This record is about the 'Hibernia: Insula non procul ab Anglia vulgare Hirlandia vocata'. Map showing place-names,... dating from 1567 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 1/68
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1567
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Description (What the record is about)
- 'Hibernia: Insula non procul ab Anglia vulgare Hirlandia vocata'. Map showing place-names, hills in relief, ships, fish, and a sea monster. Title in fretwork cartouche flanked by a harp and the cross of St George. Scale: about 1 inch to16 miles; scale bar surmounted by dividers. Cardinal points. Latitude and longitude shown. Drawn by John Goghe, 1567. Additions by Sir William Cecil.George. Scale: about 1 inch to16 miles; scale bar surmounted by dividers. Cardinal points. Latitude and longitude shown. Drawn by John Goghe, 1567. Additions by Sir William Cecil. 1 item extracted from SP 64/1 (item 1). 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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- 40.6 cm x 53.3 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860, (London, 1967), entry 3712. Reproduced in 'State Papers Henry VIII', (State Paper Commission, 1834), vol II part III; and described in R Dunlop, '16th-century maps of Ireland', English Historical Review, vol xx, 1905, p 310.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3982012/
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