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9 items (numbered 1a, 1b, 2-6, 8-9): maps of places in Portugal at the time of the...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/1004/1
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This record is about the 9 items (numbered 1a, 1b, 2-6, 8-9): maps of places in Portugal at the time of the... dating from [early 19th century] in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 78/1004/1
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Date (When the record was created)
- [early 19th century]
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Description (What the record is about)
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9 items (numbered 1a, 1b, 2-6, 8-9): maps of places in Portugal at the time of the Peninsular War. Detailed descriptions are given at item level. These maps were originally part of an accumulation of 47 maps which are now distributed among MPH 1/151, MPH 1/152, MPH 1/153, WO 78/1004/1 and WO 78/1004/2; these last two were initially held together under the reference MR 650, but reverted to their current references in May 1999. The pencilled inscription 'MR 163' that appears on items (2) and (8) is probably due to an error or change of mind that occurred when the maps underwent conservation work in 1929; (see also WO 78/1006)
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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One or more item numbers are written in pencil on the face of most of the maps, but it is now very difficult, perhaps impossible, to reconstruct their original order. The item numbers used in these catalogue entries are those written on the dorse of each sheet in the form: 'WO 78/1004 [item]'
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For items numbered 7 and 10, see WO 78/1004/2
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- MR 650
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English and Portuguese
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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WO 78
War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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