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County Limerick. 'MAIOR COMITATUS LIMERICE': 'The Plotte of the greatt Countey of...
Catalogue reference: MPF 1/97
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This record is about the County Limerick. 'MAIOR COMITATUS LIMERICE': 'The Plotte of the greatt Countey of... dating from 1587 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 1/97
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1587
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Description (What the record is about)
- County Limerick. 'MAIOR COMITATUS LIMERICE': 'The Plotte of the greatt Countey of Lymbrik': map showing boundaries of small counties, the Queen's land, Queen's escheated land and land in lease, freehold lands; River Shannon and tributaries with bridges, drawings of rowing boats and sailing vessels. Two shields of arms, the cross of St George with Garter surmounted by a Crown between E and R; and the Irish harp, with Garter beneath roses, surmounted by a Crown between E and R. Fretwork cartouche enclosing a description of the lands surveyed and the method of survey. Scale bar on a ruler surmounted by dividers, the legs of which enclose a sun in splendour encircled by 'Franciscus Jobson Discripsit'. Scale: 1 inch to 2 miles. Part surveyed by Arthur Robins.nds; River Shannon and tributaries with bridges, drawings of rowing boats and sailing vessels. Two shields of arms, the cross of St George with Garter surmounted by a Crown between E and R; and the Irish harp, with Garter beneath roses, surmounted by a Crown between E and R. Fretwork cartouche enclosing a description of the lands surveyed and the method of survey. Scale bar on a ruler surmounted by dividers, the legs of which enclose a sun in splendour encircled by 'Franciscus Jobson Discripsit'. Scale: 1 inch to 2 miles. Part surveyed by Arthur Robins. 1 item extracted from SP 64/1 (item 30). 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)
- 58.4 cm x 62.5 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 3927. Described in R Dunlop, '16th-century maps of Ireland', English Historical Review, vol xx, 1905, p 321.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3982041/
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