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Down Survey

The Down Survey was a cadastral survey of Ireland, carried out by English scientist William Petty in 1655 and 1656. It was created to provide for precise re-allocation of land confiscated from the Irish.

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Survey initiation

Survey methodology

Subsequent land allocation

Allegations of fraud

Impact on Petty

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Down Survey

Nodes79
Edges78
Triples138
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025316
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Down Survey

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related to Sources · 32
Down Survey → American Economic Association, August, Baltimore, Bevan, Down, Dublin, English Economic Literature, History, Ireland, Irish Archaeological Society, IX, January, Komel, Larcom, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, October, Petty, Petty's
related to Parish maps · 23
Down Survey → Copies, Cork, Daniel O'Brien, Dublin, East Meath, In, Ireland, Kilkenny, King's County, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Meath, Offaly, Queen's County, The National Library, These, Tipperary, Waterford
related to Barony maps · 16
Down Survey → Annesley Collection, Bibliothèque Nationale, Dublin, France, French, It, London, Northern Ireland, PRONI, Sir William Petty's, Some, The, The Bibliothèque Nationale, The British Library, The Ordnance Survey Office, The Public Record Office
related to Survey initiation · 16
Down Survey → Anatomy, Benjamin Worsley, Brasenose College, December, Irish, Oxford, Petty, Petty's, Professor, Surveyor General, The Civil Survey, The Government, To, William Petty, Worsley, Worsley's
related to External links · 14
Down Survey → Barony, British Library, Clare County Library, County, Down Survey Maps, Goblet, Hiberniae Delineatio, Ireland, Landowner, Maps, Parish, Sir William Petty's MSS, Topographical, Yann
related to Publications of the maps · 11
Down Survey → Another, Copies, Hiberniae Delineatio, Ireland Down Survey, Irish Manuscripts Commission, National Library, Special Collections, Survey, Surviving, Trinity College Dublin, UCC
related to Survey methodology · 10
Down Survey → As, Dublin, Instead, Ireland, Irish, Petty, Skilled, The, This, To
has impact · 9
Down Survey → British, Hiberniae Delineatio, Ireland, It, Petty, Royal Society, Sir William Petty, Survey, The
related to Resulting documents · 7
Down Survey → Dublin, Four Courts, Irish Civil War, Petty, Public Record Office, Surveyor General's, The

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survey maps petty ireland land irish barony dublin set parish william also confiscated new army acres lands sir british cromwell

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Down Surveyhas impactPetty0.60section
Down Surveyhas impactSurvey0.60section
Down Surveyhas impactIreland0.60section
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Down Surveyhas impactBritish0.60section
Down Surveyhas impactRoyal Society0.60section
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Down Surveyhas impactSir William Petty0.60section
Down Surveyhas impactHiberniae Delineatio0.60section
Down Surveyrelated to Barony mapsSome0.60section
Down Surveyrelated to Barony mapsThe Public Record Office0.60section
Down Surveyrelated to Barony mapsNorthern Ireland0.60section

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