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Chart of the Danube River from Semlin to the Black Sea : 'Navigations Karte der Donau...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/3044
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This record is about the Chart of the Danube River from Semlin to the Black Sea : 'Navigations Karte der Donau... dating from 1789-1834 in the series Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FO 925/3044
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1789-1834
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Description (What the record is about)
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Chart of the Danube River from Semlin to the Black Sea : 'Navigations Karte der Donau von Semlin an bis zu ihrem Ausfluss ins Schwarzen Meer ...' Seven sheets. Shows islands, sandbanks, whirlpools, cataracts, place names; breadths and depths. Title in oval cartouche surrounded by Imperial Austrian insignia and cornucopia. Topographical notes. Scale: 3 inches to 2 German miles (scale bar also in Turkish miles). Survey begun by Captain von Lauterer, continued as far as Ruse by Freiherr von Herbert, and further surveyed and improved by Captain Freiherr von Tauferer. Engraved by Mansfeld. Published by Kurtzbeke, Vienna, 1789. Enclosed in Sir F Lamb's despatch number 59 of 22 May 1834 (see FO 7/248). According to Lamb, the manuscript additions indicate cataracts at Moldava and at Demir Capi [The Iron Gates] proposed to be removed by the Austrian Government.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 43 cm x 60 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved, with faded red ink additions
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- 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 3962.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3819408/
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FO 925
Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans
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