Josias Bodley

Josias Bodley
Born1550 (1550)
Exeter, Devon, England
Died1618 (aged 67–68)
Ireland
OccupationsEngineer, soldier

Sir Josias Bodley (1550-1618) was an English military engineer noted for his service in Ireland during the Nine Years' War. Following the end of the war he remained in Ireland where he oversaw the rebuilding of several major forts. In 1609 he was entrusted with the Bodley Survey which mapped out terrain for the Ulster Plantation.

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