Map of Ulster with "Escheated" Counties, 1609

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Title

Map of Ulster with "Escheated" Counties, 1609

Subject

Seventeenth century--Cartography--Ireland--Plantation of Ulster

Description

This is a map of the six "escheated" counties of Ulster.

Creator

John Norden, 1547-1625

Publisher

British Library, Maps Collection

Date

1609

Contributor

Owned and digitised by British Library

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial licence

Format

Ink and tempera on parchment, 64.3 c 81.9cm

Type

Manuscript Map

Identifier

DD_0337

Coverage

54.6083, -7.8714

Abstract

This is a map of the six ‘escheated’ counties of Ulster. It dates from 1609 and may be by John Norden, though likely to be based on the barony maps of Josias Bodley and William Parsons. It seems to be intended as a guide to planned plantings. In 1607 the earls of Ulster fled and the counties of Armagh, Cavan, Coleraine, Donegal, Fermanagh and Tyrone were confiscated by the English and the Scots. In 1608-9 the Commons had drafted plans for English and Scottish planting and lands that were to be retained by the Irish.

References

British Library, Cotton Augustus I.ii f.44

Files

Norden_Cotton Augustus I.ii f.44_Inset.PNG

Collection

Citation

John Norden, 1547-1625, “Map of Ulster with "Escheated" Counties, 1609,” Digital Derg: A Deep Map, accessed March 28, 2024, https://digitalderg.eu/items/show/357.

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