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['Carte topographique de la France']: four sheets of a map on multiple sheets, joined...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/534
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This record is about the ['Carte topographique de la France']: four sheets of a map on multiple sheets, joined... dating from 1835-1852 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 78/534
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1835-1852
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Description (What the record is about)
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['Carte topographique de la France']: four sheets of a map on multiple sheets, joined and mounted on a backing sheet: 'Sarreguémines', 'Wissembourg', ['Saverne'] and an unidentified sheet, together covering the area between Elmstein (now in Rheinland-Pfalz state, Germany) in the north-east, La Wantzenau (in Bas-Rhin département) in the south-east and Villers-sur-Meuse (in Meuse département) in the west, showing relief, rivers, towns, railway, etc; areas outside France are shown in less detail and without relief. Surveyed by officers of the Corps d'Etat-Major; engraved at the French War Department; published 1835-1837; revised to 1852. A space on the backing sheet (south of 'Sarreguémines', west of 'Saverne' and east of the unidentified sheet) covers the area of the 'Sarrebourg' sheet; MS additions in this space show the position of Sarrebourg and [?]railways lines. received in the War Office 1871.
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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)
- D 17
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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)
- English and French
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 106 cm x 242 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:80000
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved
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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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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 998
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269470/
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WO 78
War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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