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Catalogue reference: FO 925/60064
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Germany, Netherlands: map. 'Geographiesche Carte von den Niederstift Münster nebst...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/3723
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This record is about the Germany, Netherlands: map. 'Geographiesche Carte von den Niederstift Münster nebst... dating from 1796 in the series Foreign Office: Library: 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)
- FO 925/3723
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1796
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Description (What the record is about)
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Germany, Netherlands: map. 'Geographiesche Carte von den Niederstift Münster nebst den angrenzenden Ländern'. Geographical map showing roads, towns, monasteries, landed estates, houses, mills, in area between Winschoten, Oldenburg, Dümmer See and Lingen. Dedicated by the publisher to Maximilian Franz, Archbishop of Cologne. Scale: 1 inch to 9 miles (13 cm to 2 Meile; this Meil, when computed from degrees latitude, appears to be equivalent to about 5.8 statute miles, which is notably longer than the standard German Meil or any common regional variation). Reference table. Compass indicator. Drawn and produced by C Wilckens, 1796. Engraved by J F Salzenberg, Hanover. According to the FO 925 index the publisher was Simon Schropp: this information has been obliterated on the map. Original reference FO 925/3719B (indicating a Foreign Office bound volume).
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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)
- 75 cm x 59 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved
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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 1529.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3820084/
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Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans
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