Ireland Map

The mapping of Ireland during the 16th and 17th centuries reflected a period of political and religious shifts that shaped the territory. However, it also showed the cartographic advancements of the time, evident in increased accuracy and precise geographical information. This collection of Ireland maps feature the works of cartographers including, Map of Ulster Province, Ireland, Baptista Boazio's Irlandiæ c. 1606 = Irlandiæ accvrata descriptio, Ortelius Improved, or a New Map of Ireland: Wherin are Inserted the Principal Families of Irish and English Extraction, Who Possess'd that Kingdon[sic] on the Commencement of the Seventeenth Century, and Hiberniae,‌ ‌Britannicae‌ ‌Insvlae‌ ‌Nova‌ ‌Descripto‌‌. These four historical maps are representations of Ireland published in different years, each offering a different perspective of Ireland while bearing some similarity. Map of Ulster Province, Ireland, was published in 1880 and provides a picture of Ulster as it was in 1880 when the Home