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the ground plan of belfast and / the designe for erecting a cittadel / upon the strand / pr. tho. phillips / anno / 1685. North at bottom. Buildings in elevation, as are the partially completed Long Bridge (described as "A Bridg 2794 ft in Length") ships moored in the harbour and River Lagan.
Ground plan of Belfast as drawn by Thomas Phillips, 1685. The Plantation-era Belfast Castle is depicted at the upper end of the centre of the drawing. Phillips drew Belfast upside-down, with North being at the bottom of the drawing.
- Late 1860s
- Belfast City Council
- Probably W.H. Lynn or John Lanyon
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Mar 21, 2024 · Ewart 4.1 1685 - The Ground Plan of Belfast . Ewart 4 includes 69 maps and plans of Belfast (c. 1570-1896) and is split into 4 parts: Ewart 4.1 includes 28 maps and plans (c. 1660-1896); Ewart 4.2 consists of 14 maps and plans (c. 1680-1896); Ewart 4.3 contains 8 maps and plans (c. 1781-1886); and Ewart 4.4 houses 19 maps and plans (c. 1570-1896).
Ground Plan of Belfast (1685) - Public domain old map A pen and ink sketch of Belfast, prepared as part of Thomas Phillips' survey of Irish towns and fortifications. The town's existing ramparts are overlaid by a much grander scheme of Phillips' own devisal, with ...
Oct 27, 2023 · Ground plan of Belfast as drawn by Thomas Phillips, 1685. The Plantation-era Belfast Castle is depicted at the upper end of the centre of the drawing. Phillips drew Belfast upside-down, with North being at the bottom of the drawing.
1635*?The next map existing is " The Ground Plan of Belfast, and the designe for Erecting a Cittadel upon the Strand. Pr. Tho. Phillips, anno 1685." The original, an exquisite piece of MS. work, is in the British Museum, and an accurate fac-simile of it is in the Belfast City Hall, copied by George Smith, jun., C.E., 1851. The copy in
Aug 28, 2022 · It can be seen in a map of Belfast in 1685, however, along with the city's walls, which were ground-made ramparts that partly enclosed the town. "It was smack in the centre of Belfast, around ...
