Map of Ulster with "Escheated" Counties, 1609
Dublin Core
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
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.