YOUNG, Robert M. The Town Book of the Corporation of Belfast 1613-1816. Edited from the original with chronological list of events, and notes. With maps, illustrations. List of subscribers.

Belfast: Marcus Ward, 1892. Royal octavo. First edition. pp. xvi, 352. Title in red and black. Publisher’s original buff linen, titled in gilt, crest of Belfast on upper cover, replicated on the title in red wax. Light wear to spine ends. Very good.
Illustrated with folding two-colour map, ten full page engravings, and over 50 woodcut illustrations by James Smith.
Belfast’s modern history can be dated back to the Plantation of Ulster in the early 17th century which brought significant numbers of Protestant Scottish and English settlers to Ulster. The town gradually developed to become a major industrial centre, in particular in the areas of linen and ship building. In recognition of this growth Belfast was granted city status in 1888 and by 1901, it was the largest city in Ireland.

[Cat 160]