{"id":1832478,"date":"2024-06-28T10:42:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T14:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1832478"},"modified":"2024-06-28T10:42:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T14:42:06","slug":"a-digital-archive-of-irelands-ordnance-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2024\/06\/a-digital-archive-of-irelands-ordnance-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"A Digital Archive of Ireland’s Ordnance Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A digital archive of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland<\/a> has been launched, two hundred years after its founding. From the University of Limerick media release<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Ireland, between 1824 and 1842 the OS completed the first ever large-scale survey of an entire country, at a scale of six inches to the mile. Acclaimed for their accuracy, these maps are regarded by cartographers as amongst the finest ever produced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to maps, the Ordnance Survey staff, both military and civilian, recorded other information such as archaeological and toponymical material including local customs, antiquities, place names and topographical features. However, over time, these materials have been disparately housed in various museums, repositories and archives across Ireland and Britain. […]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By reconnecting digitally, the OS maps, memoirs, correspondence, drawings and books of placenames into a new online resource, the project aims to open up the histories to wider audiences, enabling a richer and deeper engagement with and understanding of the OS operations in Ireland two centuries ago.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

More about the project here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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