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1 item extracted from FO 371/23273. 'Iraq Desert 1:500,000. Rutba'. Reference tables....
Catalogue reference: MPK 1/511
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from FO 371/23273. 'Iraq Desert 1:500,000. Rutba'. Reference tables.... dating from 1936-1937 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 1/511
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1936-1937
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from FO 371/23273. 'Iraq Desert 1:500,000. Rutba'. Reference tables. Compass indicators. Compiled and drawn at the War Office, 1936; heliographed and printed by Ordnance Survey, 1937; published by the War Office, 1937.
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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)
- English
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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- GSGS 1954
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 61.5 cm x 51.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:500000
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3980532/
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