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Tag Archives: early modern Cork
Mapping Cork: Trade, Culture and Politics in Late Medieval and Early Modern Ireland / Mass on the Marsh
Student Exhibition, MA in Medieval History Mapping Cork: Mass on the Marsh The Civitates map of Cork names six churches and two abbeys, which are indicated as important features, reflecting the significance of these locations in medieval and early modern … Continue reading
Mapping Cork: Trade, Culture and Politics in Late Medieval and Early Modern Ireland / A Safe Harbour for Ships
Student Exhibition, MA in Medieval History Mapping Cork: A Safe Harbour for Ships The city’s motto, ‘A safe harbour for ships’ (Latin: ‘Statio bene fida carinis‘) marks Cork harbour as a secure anchorage, with maritime trade that was a jealously … Continue reading
Mapping Cork: Trade, Culture and Politics in Late Medieval and Early Modern Ireland / From Rivers to Roads
Student Exhibition, MA in Medieval History Mapping Cork: From Rivers to Roads Like other Irish cities represented in the Civitates Orbis Terrarum, Cork was established as a harbour at the mouth of a river. However, more than these cities, Cork … Continue reading
Mapping Cork: Trade, Culture and Politics in Late Medieval and Early Modern Ireland / Fashion and Rags
Student Exhibition, MA in Medieval History Mapping Cork: Fashion and Rags The Civitates Orbis Terrarum was a carefully thought-out tool to inform the reader about the chief cities of the known world, where individual pages were constructed from existing maps … Continue reading
Mapping Cork: Trade, Culture and Politics in Late Medieval and Early Modern Ireland / Representing Ireland in Maps Before the Civitates Orbis Terrarum
Student Exhibition, MA in Medieval History Mapping Cork: Representing Ireland in Maps before the Civitates Orbis Terrarum: Ortelius and English Colonial Perspectives The pioneering cartographer Abraham Ortelius asserted: ‘Historiae oculus geographia’ (meaning that ‘geography is the eye of history’). His … Continue reading
Mapping Cork: Trade, Culture and Politics in Late Medieval and Early Modern Ireland / Introduction
Student Exhibition, MA in Medieval History Introduction: MA in Medieval History, HI6091 Module and Special Collections at University College Cork Special Collections is delighted to welcome the School of History students engaging with our collections through a series of online … Continue reading
