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Map of the coast of County Antrim, Ireland, showing churches and other buildings...
Catalogue reference: MPF 1/88
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This record is about the Map of the coast of County Antrim, Ireland, showing churches and other buildings... dating from 1580 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MPF 1/88
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1580
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Description (What the record is about)
- Map of the coast of County Antrim, Ireland, showing churches and other buildings in perspective, sandhills, rabbits, deer, fox, fish, sailing ships, and native Irish people. Fretwork cartouche, containing a note by the author (unknown). Black and yellow border. No scale shown. Two compass roses. the author (unknown). Black and yellow border. No scale shown. Two compass roses. 1 item extracted from SP 64/1 (item 21). 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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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 40.6 cm x 75.4 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 3749. Described in R Dunlop, '16th-century maps of Ireland', English Historical Review, vol xx, 1905, p 325.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3982032/
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MPF 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Map of the coast of County Antrim, Ireland, showing churches and other buildings...
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