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Maps and plans extracted from records of various departments

Catalogue reference: MPZ

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MPZ

This is one of 35 artificial accumulations created by the Public Record Office during the twentieth century to cater for maps, plans and drawings extracted from records following transfer to the Office, primarily as a preservation measure,...

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Reference
MPZ
Title
Maps and plans extracted from records of various departments
Date
[1700]-1963
Description

This is one of 35 artificial accumulations created by the Public Record Office during the twentieth century to cater for maps, plans and drawings extracted from records following transfer to the Office, primarily as a preservation measure, usually if the item when opened exceeded the overall size of the document of which it formed part.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Maps, plans and drawings extracted by the Public Record Office (PRO) were originally allocated a two-part location code, consisting of a prefix and serial number. In this case MPZ denoted material extracted to various storage formats other than standard flat or rolled storage. The location codes came to be treated as document references. In 1998 the decision was taken to change them to standard three-part PRO references, the prefix becoming a department reference, containing a single series in which each serially-numbered extract is a piece.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
1 series
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure
Subjects
Topics
Archives and libraries
Maps and plans
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C271/

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