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The Large English Atlas: or a New Set of Maps of all the Counties in England and...
Catalogue reference: PC 6/19
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This record is about the The Large English Atlas: or a New Set of Maps of all the Counties in England and... dating from c 1760 in the series Privy Council Office: Miscellaneous Books and Correspondence Registers. 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)
- PC 6/19
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Date (When the record was created)
- c 1760
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Large English Atlas: or a New Set of Maps of all the Counties in England and Wales, by Emanuel Bowen, geographer to His Majesty, and others; with three general maps of England, Scotland and Ireland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- A documentary exhibit in an unidentified case before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the mid-nineteenth century. The maps of the Welsh counties, although listed in the contents, are missing
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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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- Topics
- Maps and plans
- Ireland
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3149115/
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PC 6
Privy Council Office: Miscellaneous Books and Correspondence Registers
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the series: PC 6
Privy Council Office: Miscellaneous Books and Correspondence Registers
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The Large English Atlas: or a New Set of Maps of all the Counties in England and...
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