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Waterford (County and City, Ireland). 'Index to the Townland Survey of the County...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1033/123
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This record is about the Waterford (County and City, Ireland). 'Index to the Townland Survey of the County... dating from 1842 in the series Maps, Plans and Surveys: Towns, Ports and Local Areas.Transferred from MPS 5. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- RAIL 1033/123
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1842
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Description (What the record is about)
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Waterford (County and City, Ireland). 'Index to the Townland Survey of the County of Waterford and the City of Waterford.' Map showing enlarged inset plans (on varying scales) of the four parliamentary boroughs. Includes a table of conventional signs, and lists subordinate areas in the margin. Dated in manuscript 9 March 1871. Scale: 1.5 inches to 1 statute mile. Engraved at Ordnance Survey Office, Phoenix Park, Dublin, 1842. [This is the index map to the 40 sheets of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland six-inch-scale maps.]
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- MPS 5/123
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- Public Record(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 67 cm x 102 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:126720
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Maps and plans
- Ireland
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3717212/
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RAIL 1033
Maps, Plans and Surveys: Towns, Ports and Local Areas.Transferred from MPS 5
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