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Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
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9 items, numbered 37-45: map of part of northern France, on nine sheets, covering:...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/1035/3
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 78/1035/3
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c.1818-1823]
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Description (What the record is about)
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9 items, numbered 37-45: map of part of northern France, on nine sheets, covering: (37) the area between Calais, Saint-Omer and Boulogne-sur-Mer; (38) the area between Dunkirk (Dunkerque) and Cassel; (39) the area between Samer, Thérouanne and Hesdin; (40) the environs of Lillers; (41) the area between Cassel, Lille and Béthune; (42) the area between Menen (or Menin, now in Belgium), Saint-Amand-les-Eaux and Harnes; (43) the area between Hesdin and Arras; (44) the area between Lens, Valenciennes and Cambrai; (45) the environs of Bapaume and Crèvecoeur-sur-l'Escaut. Reference tables to items (37) and (41). Scale bars in toises to items (37, 39, 41-43). Compass indicators to items (37, 41, 43). [?Copied from] the ten-sheet Topographical Survey now divided betweenWO 78/1035/1, WO 78/1035/2, WO 78/1035/4 and WO 78/1035/5; the nine individual sheets correspond loosely to sheets 1-7 and 9-10, respectively, of the original survey, but the sheetlines often differ considerably from those of the original. These copies made by Ensign Henry Cole. Pencilled additions to item (41) show the limits of territory occupied by British forces in 1815. Small extensions are attached to the lower edge of item (39) and the upper edge of item (42).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the items numbered 1-36, see WO 78/1035/1 WO 78/1035/2 WO 78/1035/4 WO 78/1035/5
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- France/District/19A
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- MR 658; WO 78/1035; WO 38/65
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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 French
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:44000
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 1299. For discussion of these and other related maps, see also M Watelet, 'De militaire topografische cartografie van de Geallieerden in Frankrijk en België (1815-1818)', Driemaandelijks Tijdschrift van het Gemeentekrediet van België CLXXIV (1990-1994), 33-49
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11252852/
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