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Ravenser Odd was a short-lived island in the mouth of the River Humber. It rose from the sea in the early 13th century and had sunk beneath the waves by 1360.
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Map of that part of the County of Cumberland through which the proposed line of Navigation...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1019/33
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This record is about the Map of that part of the County of Cumberland through which the proposed line of Navigation... dating from 1795 in the series Canals, Docks and Shipping Collection. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- RAIL 1019/33
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1795
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Description (What the record is about)
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Map of that part of the County of Cumberland through which the proposed line of Navigation from Newcastle would pass - William Chapman, Engineer. 80 perches to the inch. Backed on canvas, coloured, edges frayed and the whole of the area for Carlisle MISSING. In two sheets (1) Maryport to Carlisle, (2) Carlisle to Orchard House - near Gilsland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- for background to survey see Hadfield LIB 3/93 p 337 and footnotes.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2739376/
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RAIL 1019
Canals, Docks and Shipping Collection
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