Retracing how Ireland’s maps made world history

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'We're retracing how Ireland’s maps made world history' Two centuries ago the island of Ireland was the setting for the world's first large-scale mapping of an entire country:

Ireland's maps: Retracing how they made world historyTwo centuries ago Ireland was the setting for the world's first large-scale mapping of an entire country.

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