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Ortelius improved or a new map of Ireland : wherein are inserted the principal families of Irish and English extraction who possess'd that kingdom on the commencement of the seventeenth century

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Title: Ortelius improved or a new map of Ireland : wherein are inserted the principal families of Irish and English extraction who possess'd that kingdom on the commencement of the seventeenth century
Alternative Title: A new map of Ireland.
Creator: O'Conor, Charles, 1764-1828, cartographer
Thompson, S., engraver, engraver
Contributor: Leinster, William Robert FitzGerald, Duke of, 1749-1804
Date Created and/or Issued: 1795
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Maps
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Dedication at top of page: "To the most high puissant & noble prince William Fitzgerald Duke of Leinster Marquis & Earl of Kildare Earl & Baron of Ophaly in the kingdom of Ireland Viscount Leinster of Taplow in the kingdom of Great Britain premier Duke Marquis Earl & Baron of the kingdom of Ireland governor of the county of Kildare this map is most gratefully inscribed by his Grace's most obedient servant Charles O'Conor Esqre." Vignette: Fitzgerald coat of arms. Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
Extent: 1 ; 64 x 57 cm., sheet 82 x 68 cm.
Identifier: 357829
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/10744
Language: English
Subject: Ireland--Maps--Early works to 1800
Ireland--Maps
Time Period: 1600
Place: Europe
Ireland
W 11°
W 05°/N 56°
N 51°
Source: Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library

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