John Derricke
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John Derricke was the writer and artist of The Image of Irelande, with a Discoverie of Woodkarne
, a 1581 book documenting Sir Henry Sidney
's campaigns in Ireland as Queen Elizabeth I's Lord Deputy. He was probably the same John Derick who was appointed customer of Drogheda
port, responsible for collecting custom duty on wine imported into Ireland, in 1569, when Sidney was granted the right to collect this duty by the Irish parliament.
The book's dedication to Sir Philip Sidney was signed at Dublin on 16 June 1578, indicating that Derricke completed the composition of the book in Ireland, and was almost certainly an eyewitness to the events he depicts. Katherine Duncan-Jones connects Derricke's dedication to an assumption that Sir Philip would succeed Sir Henry, his father, as Lord Deputy. It is likely he returned to England with Sidney in 1578, and that his illustrations were engraved between then and 1581, when the book was published in London by John Day
. Two of the plates are signed "ID", thus presumably engraved by Derricke himself, and four by "FD", perhaps a member of his family.
The Image of Irelande, with a Discoverie of Woodkarne
The Image of Irelande, with a Discoverie of Woodkarne is a 1581 book by John Derricke, an English follower of Sir Henry Sidney, Elizabeth I's Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1565 to 1571 and 1575 to 1581. It contains a unique visual representation of 16th century Ireland in sequential images...
, a 1581 book documenting Sir Henry Sidney
Henry Sidney
Sir Henry Sidney , Lord Deputy of Ireland was the eldest son of Sir William Sidney of Penshurst, a prominent politician and courtier during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI, from both of whom he received extensive grants of land, including the manor of Penshurst in Kent, which became the...
's campaigns in Ireland as Queen Elizabeth I's Lord Deputy. He was probably the same John Derick who was appointed customer of Drogheda
Drogheda
Drogheda is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, 56 km north of Dublin. It is the last bridging point on the River Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea....
port, responsible for collecting custom duty on wine imported into Ireland, in 1569, when Sidney was granted the right to collect this duty by the Irish parliament.
The book's dedication to Sir Philip Sidney was signed at Dublin on 16 June 1578, indicating that Derricke completed the composition of the book in Ireland, and was almost certainly an eyewitness to the events he depicts. Katherine Duncan-Jones connects Derricke's dedication to an assumption that Sir Philip would succeed Sir Henry, his father, as Lord Deputy. It is likely he returned to England with Sidney in 1578, and that his illustrations were engraved between then and 1581, when the book was published in London by John Day
John Day
-People:*John Day , English merchant, author of a letter to the "Lord Grand Admiral" referring to the existence of the lost book Inventio Fortunata*John Day , English Protestant printer, also known as John Daye...
. Two of the plates are signed "ID", thus presumably engraved by Derricke himself, and four by "FD", perhaps a member of his family.