The atlas was engraved sometime about 1663 but not published until c. 1685. undertook an ambitious project of social engineering,
The Down Survey of Ireland – An Incredible Historical Map Resource Posted on: 8th January 2016 Taken in the years 1656-1658, the Down Survey of Ireland is the first ever detailed land survey on a national scale anywhere in the world. After a delay, he received £18,532 for conducting the survey, to include payment for his assistants and general expenses.
As his reward, he acquired approximately 30,000 acres (120 km²) in the The resulting maps of the parishes, all drawn by Petty himself, were preserved in the Surveyor General's office and in the The details listed in terriers beside the maps include the names of previous owners of the lands, religious affiliation, land valuation, and area. Old maps of Ireland on Old Maps Online. Catholics to English Protestants. parish that accompanied the original maps have also been
All these sources have
Instead of using skilled surveyors, he completed the project using the now-unemployed – and cheap – soldiery. forfeited by the Catholic Irish in order to facilitate its
Survey Maps section comprises digital images of all the
maps and related contemporaneous sources – Books of Survey
The Down Survey of Ireland Taken in the years 1656-1658, the Down Survey of Ireland is the first ever detailed land survey on a national scale anywhere in the world. For this to happen, the land
About the GIS; Landowner by Name; Ownership by Religion; 1641 Depositions The Public Record Office of It listed the owners of land in 1640, and the new owners.
The Down Survey was a cadastral survey of Ireland, carried out by English scientist, William Petty, in 1655 and 1656. displaying information that may be geographically referenced. It was the first printed atlas of Ireland, and contained a map of Ireland, maps of the provinces, and maps of the counties of Ireland. The Some copies of the original Down Survey barony maps survive. The maps themselves include townland boundaries, and sometimes houses/castles, roads and fields. In payment of this debt, 9,665 acres (39 km²) of land were allotted to him. He had difficulty in collecting further agreed payments from the army, set at £3,181 which was still due in February 1657. the world. Oliver Cromwell, emerged victorious and immediately
In 1659, Petty published a Petty gained fame for his Survey of Ireland. Parts of counties On the completion of the work, the surveyor-general examined the survey but advised its rejection. included. for the first time in over 300 years all the surviving maps,
surviving Down Survey maps at parish, barony and county
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