{"id":1172,"date":"2019-05-16T11:12:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T10:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/specialcollections\/?p=1172"},"modified":"2020-04-24T12:59:36","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T11:59:36","slug":"maps-and-atlases-in-special-collections-an-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/specialcollections\/maps-and-atlases-in-special-collections-an-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Maps and Atlases in Special Collections: An Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

About the Collections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special Collections holds 3 core map collections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ewart Map Collection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ewart 1.2 1797 – A New Map of Ireland Civil and Ecclesiastical.<\/em> D.A. Beaufort<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Ewart Map Collection<\/em>, ca 1567-1896, houses an assortment of 168 maps in 4 categories: 44 maps of Ireland; 36 provincial and county maps within Ireland; 19 individual place maps within Ireland; and 68 maps and plans of Belfast. It includes contributions from Daniel Augustus Beaufort (pictured above), Frederik de Wit, William Petty, and Willem Blaeu in addition to notable cartographers such as Gerardus Mercator. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hibernia Regnum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hibernia Regnum Map Collection <\/em> is comprised of 289 facsimiles of the Down Survey of the Baronies of Ireland, 1655- 1659. It includes 141 maps of the Ulster and Munster Provinces and 148 maps of the Leinster and Connaught Provinces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maps of the Escheated Counties of Ireland<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maps of the Escheated Counties of Ireland 1.1 – A Generalle Description of Vlster<\/em>. Richard Barthelet<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This collection contains 3 of Richard Bartlett\u2019s final maps of Ulster in addition to 28 Northern Ireland maps surveyed at the direction of Sir Josias Bodley in 1609. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These maps are also printed in a single bound volume which is available for consultation in the Special Collections & Archives Reading Room. Please see our catalogue <\/a>for details. This atlas has been digitised and is now available as an online resource<\/a> on Digital Special Collections & Archives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Other Maps and Atlases<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special Collections hold other significant maps and atlases including Petty’s Maps of Ireland<\/em>, the Irish Historic Town Atlas<\/em> series, the Old Ordnance Survey Maps<\/em> series, and the Atlas geofr\u00e1fico de Espa\u00f1a<\/em>, a historically significant atlas taken during the Peninsular war. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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William Petty, A Geographicall Description of ye Kingdom of Ireland – Cork County<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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What’s available?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n