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1 item (originally printed in a pamphlet: 'Calais Harbour 1892') extracted from FO...
Catalogue reference: MPK 1/530
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This record is about the 1 item (originally printed in a pamphlet: 'Calais Harbour 1892') extracted from FO... dating from 1875-1889 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 1/530
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1875-1889
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (originally printed in a pamphlet: 'Calais Harbour 1892') extracted from FO 27/3054. English Channel. 'Entrée da la Mer du Nord et Pas-de-Calais. Extrait de la Carte No. 3402 du Depot des Cartes et Plans de la Marine 1875': map of the area between Hastings, Sandwich, Ostend (Belgium) and Boulogne-sur-Mer (France), showing the depth of the water at various points. Scale: 1 inch to 5 miles (calculated). Printed by L Courtier, Paris; corrections between 1876-1889. A horizontal strip is missing, leaving the map in 2 sections.
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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)
- 66.5 cm x 22.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:316800
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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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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3980551/
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MPK 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the Foreign Office
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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