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Europe, central and south-east: map. 'General-Karte des Oesterreichischen Kaiserstaates...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/4186
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This record is about the Europe, central and south-east: map. 'General-Karte des Oesterreichischen Kaiserstaates... dating from [?1853]-1856 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 925/4186
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Date (When the record was created)
- [?1853]-1856
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Description (What the record is about)
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Europe, central and south-east: map. 'General-Karte des Oesterreichischen Kaiserstaates mit einem grossen Theile der angrenzenden Länder ...'. Map showing waterways, boundaries, towns, railways, roads in area between Corsica, Bucharest, Frankfurt and Novgorod. Dedicated to the Emperor Franz Josef I. Between title and dedication is a picture of a seated woman holding a map of what appears to be the Austrian domains in 1853, surrounded by surveying and cartographical instruments, printing press, shield decorated with Austrian coat of arms, and a bust which may represent Franz Joseph I. Decorative border on each sheet. Reference table.Statistical table of towns, population, nationality, religion. Table of abbreviations. Scale bars also in Austrian, Turkish, German, French, Italian, Prussian and Russian units.17 sheets, each 56 cm x 50.5 cm; two copies of index sheet, 30 cm x 25 cm. According to the index sheet, the map should comprise 20 sheets: three appear not to have survived. Drawn by T Haselwander. Engraved by F Bruckl. Prepared and published by Captain Josef Scheda in the Militär-geographisches Institut, [Vienna], 1856.
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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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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:576000
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved, 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 125.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3820545/
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Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans
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