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France: map on twenty-seven sheets joined together and mounted in collage on coarse...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/5774
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This record is about the France: map on twenty-seven sheets joined together and mounted in collage on coarse... dating from 1790-1797 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 78/5774
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1790-1797
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Description (What the record is about)
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France: map on twenty-seven sheets joined together and mounted in collage on coarse linen, measuring about 49 cm x 58 cm, mounted on sheet up to 68 cm x 105 cm. Each sheet headed: 'Atlas National de France'. Map shows départements as decreed by the National Assembly in January and February 1790 and on 30 January 1791: Aisne, Basses-Alpes, Hautes-Alpes, Ardennes, Ariège, Aude, Bouches-du-Rhône, Doubs, Gard, Hérault, Isère, Jura, Meuse, Moselle, Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Basses-Pyrénées, Hautes-Pyrénées, Pyrénées Orientales, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Var. The sheets depicting Mont Blanc and Leman, and Liamone [Corsica] relate to decrees of January 1793, Floréal an VI [May 1797] and July 1793. Each sheet shows division into districts and cantons; rivers, place names, roads. Reference tables. Scale: 14.7cm to 20,000 toises. The 'auteur propriétaire' was P G Chanlaire, rue Geoffroy-Langevin, Paris. Engraved by d'Houdan. Published by Dumez, Director of the Atlas National, Paris. Sold by Charles Picquet, Paris.
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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)
- M.66
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- M.66
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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)
- French
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved, with coloured MS additions
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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 977.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3274727/
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