Old Map of County Down in 1685 by Sir William Petty - Bangor, Donaghadee, Hillsborough Size:70x100 cm - UNFRAMED scientists

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Old Map of County Down in 1685 by Sir William Petty - Bangor, Donaghadee, Hillsborough Size:70x100 cm - UNFRAMED scientistsThis map of County Down was originally published in 1685 by Sir William Petty, based on his Down Survey of Ireland, the first ever detailed land survey carried out on a national scale anywhere in the world. Petty, a polymath who made significant contributions across science, economics and cartography, undertook the survey to measure land in Ireland following the English Civil War, much of which had been fought on Irish soil, so that it could be