MAPS
Title
IRLAN : / DIAE / REGN : / UM
Object Name
Map
Maker
Mercator, Gerard (Primary maker)
Mercator, Gerard (artist)
Mercator, Gerard (artist)
Date Made
1619
1619
1619
Description
IRLAN : / DIAE / REGN : / UM. Coloured map of southern part of Ireland, south of north Galway, south Westmeath, Offaly, north Kildare and north Wicklow. Keys to numbered items : (1) Sinnei fluminis aliquot insulae (islands in Shannon estuary), (2) Insulae and portus aliquot in Balatmorbaye (islands and harbours in Baltimore Bay, Co Cork), (3) Iuxta Kilkenny (places near Kilkenny) On back of pp 93 and 96 of Mercator's "Atlas" (1619 French text).
Catalogue Number
BELUM.P8.1976
Copyright
National Museums NI