The Carte Manuscripts are archived historical papers collected by Thomas Carte

Thomas Carte

Thomas Carte was an English historian.-Life:Carte was born near Clifton upon Dunsmore...

 (1686-1754). They are held in the Bodleian Library

Bodleian Library

The Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...

, at the University of Oxford

University of Oxford

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, England

England

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.

Among Carte's collection were many documents relating to the history of Ireland

History of Ireland

The first known settlement in Ireland began around 8000 BC, when hunter-gatherers arrived from continental Europe, probably via a land bridge. Few archaeological traces remain of this group, but their descendants and later Neolithic arrivals, particularly from the Iberian Peninsula, were...

. Thomas Carte gave a first tranche

Tranche

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 of Irish papers to the Bodleian in 1753.

Carte's papers were arranged for binding in 276 volumes in 1862, and in 1871 Charles William Russell

Charles William Russell

Charles William Russell was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman and scholar.-Early life:He was born at Killough, County Down, Ireland, a descendant of the Russells who held the Barony of Killough of Quoniamstown and Ballystrew.He received his early education at Drogheda grammar school and at...

 and John Prendergast

John Prendergast

John Prendergast is an American human rights activist, author, and former Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council. He is the co-founder of the Enough Project, a non profit human rights organization affiliated with the Center for American Progress...

edited the eight-volume Report on the Carte Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library.

A catalogue of the Carte Papers is available via the Online Catalogues of Western Manuscripts at the Bodleian Library. A handwritten calendar of the Carte Papers, produced between 1878 and 1883, is available in the Library. The 1660-1687 section of the Carte Calendar is published online.

External links

• Medieval Carte Manuscripts, at the site of the Bodleian Library.