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99 items: maps, plans and drawings of places in France, many showing defences and...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/1037
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This record is about the 99 items: maps, plans and drawings of places in France, many showing defences and... dating from [17th century]-1871 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 78/1037
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Date (When the record was created)
- [17th century]-1871
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Description (What the record is about)
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99 items: maps, plans and drawings of places in France, many showing defences and fortifications. Detailed descriptions are given at item level. The whole accumulation was conserved and numbered MPH 123 A, 123 B, 123 C, 123 D I(1-11), 123 D II(1-20), 123 D III(1-29), 123 E(1-5) in 1929. In 1955 MPH 123 B was renumbered MPHH 7 and MPH 123 D I(1-11) were renumbered MPHH 8. The whole accumulation was restored to the reference WO 78/1037 in 1994.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Portfolio 1 contains items 1-9; portfolio 2 contains items 10-21; portfolio 3 contains items 22-33; portfolio 4 contains items 34-51; portfolio 5 contains items 52-65; portfolio 6 contains items 66-82; portfolio 7 contains items 83-99
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- MPHH 7, MPHH 8; MPH 123; WO 78/1037; WO 38/67
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 7 portfolio(s)
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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/C3269975/
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WO 78
War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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