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1 item extracted from FO 20/3 (papers describing Corsica and its institutions, and...
Catalogue reference: MPK 1/134
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from FO 20/3 (papers describing Corsica and its institutions, and... dating from [c 1741 ] in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... 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)
- MPK 1/134
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c 1741 ]
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from FO 20/3 (papers describing Corsica and its institutions, and which were presumably acquired after Corsica came under British administration in 1794). Corsica. 'Carte de L'Isle de Corse tirée sur les lieux par ordre de M r Marêchal de Maillebois': map illustrating the principal events in the uprising of 1739. Scale: 11.7 cm to 5 'lieues de 2739 pas géometriques'. Key to stages of the campaign. Engraved by J Ellis. The Marquis de Maillebois was created Marshal on 11 February 1741; as Lieutenant General he was, in 1739, in command of troops which suppressed the nationalist movement in Corsica.
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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)
- French
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 41 cm x 21 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:437184
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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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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 1162.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3980155/
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MPK 1
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