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Thomas Philips' 1685 map of Cork:

Within the City Walls (The Core Spine)The Main Spine (North & South Main Street): The central vertical street running straight through the heart of the walled oval, connecting the north and south sides of the river.Christ Church (Holy Trinity): Located off the main street inside the southern portion of the walls, noted as a principal medieval parish church.St. Peter’s Church: Situated toward the northern portion within the walls.The Central Bridge / Drawbridges: Splitting the central town into two distinct marshy sections.The Gates: North Gate Bridge and South Gate Bridge, controlling access into the fortified center from the suburbs.Outside the City Walls (Suburbs & Religious Houses)St. Fin Barre's Cathedral (St. Barry's): The large labeled church visible on the elevated ground to the south-west (left side of the map).Elizabeth Fort: The star-shaped, bastioned fort visible just north of St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral, overlooking the south channel approach.St. Francis Abbey: Labeled in the northern suburb across the river channel (top-right area).The Dominican Abbey / Abbey Isle: Located near Crosses Green on the south-west channels.

North is to the right. GoogleMapsSatellite, showing most of the buildings on the old map - www.google.com

[Aside] 1685 was an important year for music. Bach, Handel, and Scarlatti were all born in 1685. www.bachsocietybrasil.com

Wikipedia has an older 1545 map showing how soggy it was ...
See - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cork

Edit - that Wiki page also has a 1714 map which marks the 'rectangular green area' as "Bowling Green".

What a beautiful map.

pretty

Beautiful