2-704-767 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Plantation of Ulster', 17th century, (1948). Map: 'Plan of lands belonging to the Companies of London in Ireland'. The Plantation of Ulster was the organised colonisation (plantation) of a province of Ireland by people from Great Britain during the reign of King James I. The livery companies of the City of London were coerced into investing in the project. Originally published in "A Survey of Irish Plantation" by Sir Thomas Phillips, [1662]. From "The Guilds of the City of London", by Sir Ernest Pooley. [Collins, London, 1948]