Down Survey

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical map survey
gptkbp:archiveType gptkb:Trinity_College_Dublin
gptkb:National_Archives_of_Ireland
gptkbp:commissionedBy English Commonwealth government
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:William_Petty
gptkbp:conductedDuring 1655
1656
gptkbp:heldBy gptkb:Ireland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Down Survey
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:method systematic mapping and measurement of land
gptkbp:purpose land confiscation
redistribution of land to English soldiers and creditors
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cromwellian_conquest_of_Ireland
gptkb:Act_for_the_Settlement_of_Ireland_1652
gptkbp:resultedIn confiscation of land from Irish Catholics
redistribution of land to English Protestants
detailed maps of Irish counties, baronies, and parishes
gptkbp:significance first detailed mapping of Ireland
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:survey_of_Ireland_(Down_Survey)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7