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Ireland: County Antrim (now in Northern Ireland). Ordnance Survey of Ireland 1:1,056...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/558
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This record is about the Ireland: County Antrim (now in Northern Ireland). Ordnance Survey of Ireland 1:1,056... dating from 1858-1870 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 78/558
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1858-1870
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ireland: County Antrim (now in Northern Ireland). Ordnance Survey of Ireland 1:1,056 Belfast sheets 15 and [22] joined, together forming a map showing land in the environs of the Antrim Road. Scale: 5 feet to 1 mile. Surveyed under the direction of Captain Wilkinson, Royal Engineers, 1858; engraved by Henry Wilson, under the direction of Captain Leach, at the Ordnance Survey Office, Phoenix Park. Coloured MS additions show details of accommodation at the infantry and cavalry barracks adjacent to North Queen Street. Signed by Colonel George Wynne, Commanding Royal Engineer, 23 May 1870. Further addition, in pencil, marking an area of land being purchased [by the War Office].
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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 13
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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
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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- OS of Ireland 1:1056 Belfast
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:1056
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269494/
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Series information
WO 78
War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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