Item
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/1
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Piece
Hampshire: Isle of Wight. (1) Unfinished drawing covering substantially the same...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/1648
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This record is about the Hampshire: Isle of Wight. (1) Unfinished drawing covering substantially the same... dating from [?1791-1793] 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 78/1648
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Date (When the record was created)
- [?1791-1793]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Hampshire: Isle of Wight. (1) Unfinished drawing covering substantially the same area as item (5). (2-5) 4 fragments of 'foul plans' made as part of the Topographical Survey and showing trigonometric lines, covering the areas around: (2) Shanklin and Bonchurch; (3) Cowes and the northern part of Parkhurst Forest; (4) Yarmouth, Freshwater and Totland Bay; (5) Gatcombe, Godshill and Niton. [Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile]. Items (1) and (5) signed: [Lieutenant Colonel] Frederick George Mulcaster, [Royal Engineers]. Item (3) endorsed: 'Isle of Wight Work to be finished', and: '[?]T Peckham's Plan of the Country above Cowes, Isle of Wight'.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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For 6 similar maps extracted from this piece, see
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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)
- X 63/2
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- MR 489 Part II
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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 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)
- MS, coloured. Irregular; perished at the edges
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 1823. Extract reference originally printed as MR 489; these items subsequently reverted to WO 78/1648. Also discussed in: Ivan Parr, 'Topographical Survey and early Ordnance Survey maps at The National Archives: Public Record Office', Sheetlines, no 68 (December 2003), 35-43
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3270590/
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