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Series
Royal Commission (Highlands and Islands, 1892) ("Crofters' Commission, 1892"): Maps
Catalogue reference: ZMAP 6
What's it about?
ZMAP 6
This series consists of Ordnance Survey of Scotland one-inch maps printed at various dates between 1858 and 1887. They were subsequently overprinted by Wyman & Sons, Ltd, in March and April 1895, to illustrate the findings of the Sixth...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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ZMAP 6
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Title (The name of the record)
- Royal Commission (Highlands and Islands, 1892) ("Crofters' Commission, 1892"): Maps
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Date (When the record was created)
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1858-1895
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of Ordnance Survey of Scotland one-inch maps printed at various dates between 1858 and 1887. They were subsequently overprinted by Wyman & Sons, Ltd, in March and April 1895, to illustrate the findings of the Sixth Crofters' Commission, 1892.
The material in this series is non record material originally held in the Library.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
In OS sheet number order.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Non record material
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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72 flat sheet(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Maps and plans
- Farming
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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No future accruals expected
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- The maps were appended (together with the 'Book of References to Maps') to the 'Report of the Royal Commission (Highlands and Islands, 1892)', Command Paper C7681, presented to both Houses of Parliament (Edinburgh, 1895).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14987/
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Maps and plans formerly held by the Public Record Office Library
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Royal Commission (Highlands and Islands, 1892) ("Crofters' Commission, 1892"): Maps
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