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Map of the coast of Munster from Kinsale (County Cork) and Dingle (County Kerry),...
Catalogue reference: MPF 1/100
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This record is about the Map of the coast of Munster from Kinsale (County Cork) and Dingle (County Kerry),... 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 1/100
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1587
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Description (What the record is about)
- Map of the coast of Munster from Kinsale (County Cork) and Dingle (County Kerry), showing rivers and havens, soundings at low water, holding ground, details of wood and water; castles, churches and other buildings, in rough perspective. The havens are lettered, but no key is given. No scale shown. Buildings, in rough perspective. The havens are lettered, but no key is given. No scale shown. 1 item extracted from SP 64/1 (item 33). 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)
- 31.2 cm x 44.5 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 3793. Described in R Dunlop, '16th-century maps of Ireland', English Historical Review, vol xx, 1905, p 321.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3982044/
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Map of the coast of Munster from Kinsale (County Cork) and Dingle (County Kerry),...
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