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Four sheets of the Ordnance Survey six-inch County Series joined: Kent [XXV]-XXVI...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/666
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This record is about the Four sheets of the Ordnance Survey six-inch County Series joined: Kent [XXV]-XXVI... dating from 1872-1880 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 78/666
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1872-1880
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Description (What the record is about)
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Four sheets of the Ordnance Survey six-inch County Series joined: Kent [XXV]-XXVI and [Kent XXXVII-XXXVIII], together forming a map of the Isle of Thanet. Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile. Sheet XXXVII surveyed by Captain the Honourable W le Poer Trench and Lieutenant Hill, Royal Engineers, 1872; contoured by Captain [W] Wynne, Royal Engineers, 1876; engraved at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, under the direction of Colonel Bayly, Royal Engineers, 1876, with the outline by G H White, writing by W H Tinkler and ornament by J Bull; published 16 July 1877. Sheet XXXVIII surveyed by Captain Trench and Lieutenant Hill, 1872-1873; contoured by Captain Wynne, 1875; engraved in 1876, with the outline by C Caplen, writing by J Hutton and ornament by D Connor; published 15 August 1877. Coloured MS additions show War Department property at Margate, Broadstairs, Ramsgate and Pegwell Bay. Signed by Colonel Charles P Akers, Commanding Royal Engineer, South-Eastern District, 23 July 1880.
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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 29
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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 six-inch County Series
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:10560
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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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WO 78
War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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