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
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Map of south-east and east Europe: 'Josef Ritter von Scheda's ... General-Karte der...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/5534
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This record is about the Map of south-east and east Europe: 'Josef Ritter von Scheda's ... General-Karte der... dating from 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 78/5534
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1880
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Description (What the record is about)
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Map of south-east and east Europe: 'Josef Ritter von Scheda's ... General-Karte der Balkan-Länder enthaltend: die Königreiche Rumänien und Serbien, Bosnien u. die Herzegovina sowie das Fürstenthum Montenegro, Bulgarien, Ost-Rumelien u. die türkischen Provinzen in Europa, nebst dem Plane von Constantinopel und das ganze Königreich Griechenland'. 13 sheets. Map of the Balkan countries including Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Eastern Rumelia, Montenegro and Herzegovina, and Turkish providences, with a plan of Constantinople. Map shows hot springs, heights, place names, churches, forts, castles, log houses, lighthouses, ruins, roads, railways and boundaries. Decorative border on each sheet. Reference table. Table of abbreviations. Statistical table for Turkish Empire, 1880. Scale bars in Austrian, French, Italian, Russian, Turkish and Greek units. Lithographed by F Köke, Vienna. Published by Artaria and Co, Vienna. Completely revised by A Steinhauser, 1880. Inset: 'Plan von Constantinopel'. Inset map shows Pera and Scutari; Christian, Islamic and Jewish areas, and significant buildings. Scale: 1:28800. Dimensions: ten sheets: 53 cm x 40 cm; three sheets: 52 cm x 53 cm.
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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)
- MC 14:1
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- MC 14:1
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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)
- German
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:864000
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Lithographed, 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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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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 318 (the document reference ws erroneously printed as WO 78/5534), and entry 4679 (archival reference erroneously printed as WO 78/5533).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3274476/
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