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France. 'Carte Hydrographique du Département de la Seine Présentant le relief du...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/650
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 78/650
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1854]
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Description (What the record is about)
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France. 'Carte Hydrographique du Département de la Seine Présentant le relief du sol... ainsi que le tracé et le classement de toutes les voies de communication': two copies of a map of Seine département (now divided between Hauts-de-Seine, Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne départments), showing the nature of the terrain, waterways, roads, railways, wells, mills, pipelines and boundaries. Reference table. Copied from a French map produced by order of the Prefect of the Seine, 1852; compiled and drawn by A Letellier, Superintendent of Bridges and Roads; engraved by Alexis Barrière; printed by Mangeou, Paris; published by Longuet, Paris; revised to 1 January 1854. This copy photozincographed at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton.
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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 28
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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)
- 110 cm x 115 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:25000
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Photozincographed
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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 1458
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269586/
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War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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