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Four sheets of the Ordnance Survey 1:500 map of Landguard Point joined: Suffolk LXXXIX.12.13-14...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/667
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This record is about the Four sheets of the Ordnance Survey 1:500 map of Landguard Point joined: Suffolk LXXXIX.12.13-14... dating from 1880-1881 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 78/667
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1880-1881
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Description (What the record is about)
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Four sheets of the Ordnance Survey 1:500 map of Landguard Point joined: Suffolk LXXXIX.12.13-14 and [Suffolk LXXXIX.12.18-19], together forming a map covering Landguard Fort and the adjacent barracks. Surveyed in 1880; zincographed and published at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, 1880-1881. Printed notes state that the map was to be used solely for War Department purposes. Coloured MS additions highlight boundaries and buildings. Signed by Colonel John Y Moggridge, Commanding Royal Engineer, Eastern District, 18 June 1881.
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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 1:500 Landguard Point
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:500
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Zincographed, coloured
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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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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269603/
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