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United Provinces of the Netherlands (now the Netherlands). Map of Utrecht province...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/449
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This record is about the United Provinces of the Netherlands (now the Netherlands). Map of Utrecht province... dating from [late 17th century-early 18th century] 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 78/449
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Date (When the record was created)
- [late 17th century-early 18th century]
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Description (What the record is about)
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United Provinces of the Netherlands (now the Netherlands). Map of Utrecht province and parts of Gelderland and Holland, covering the area between Amsterdam, Ede and the River Lek, showing roads, rivers and canals, named settlements, relief, mills, etc; cut from a larger sheet. The original title and any statement of scale are missing due to damage or trimming. Compass star. [?Possibly by Isaak Tirion]. Views of Wijk-bij-Duurstede, Montfoort, Utrecht, Amersfoort and Rhenan, all drawn and engraved by [Thomas] Doesburgh [or Doesborgh], are affixed to the sheet. Sheet size: 111 cm x 185 cm.
According to the British Library Catalogue and Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, Doesburgh was active between 1667 and 1714; the War Office map docket book (which was the original means of reference to the War Office maps) suggests a date of about 1700 for the map.
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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)
- U 5/8
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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)
- Dutch
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 85 cm x 185 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved. Damaged at the lower edge; the lower right-hand corner is missing.
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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 3650
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269385/
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War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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