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'Carte Routière du Royaume de France et Des Pays Limitrophes, Divisée en 86 Départemens...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/383
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This record is about the 'Carte Routière du Royaume de France et Des Pays Limitrophes, Divisée en 86 Départemens... dating from 1815 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. 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)
- WO 78/383
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1815
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Carte Routière du Royaume de France et Des Pays Limitrophes, Divisée en 86 Départemens et sous-divisée en Arrondissemens ...': map of France and neighbouring countries, covering the area between Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the north-west, Linz, Austria, in the east, and Burgos, Spain, in the south-west; showing main roads, mountains, forests, département and arrondissement boundaries, important ecclesiastical, military and civil sites, and distances from Paris and to other major cities. The boundaries of France shown are those according to the Treaty [of Paris], 20 November 1815, [following Napoleon's second defeat]. Reference table. Scale: 8 cm to about 10 myriameters [1 cm to about 12.5 km]. Drawn by [?Eustache] Hérisson; [?engraved] by Basse, Rue Saint-Jacques, Paris. Inset map of Corsica.
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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)
- A 9
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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)
- French
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 90 cm x 119 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:1250000
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved, with MS colouring
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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 376
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269319/
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