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Celestial and terrestrial map by Francesco Robacioli, after the style of Mercator...
Catalogue reference: MPF 1/127
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This record is about the Celestial and terrestrial map by Francesco Robacioli, after the style of Mercator... dating from c1603 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)
- MPF 1/127
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Date (When the record was created)
- c1603
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Description (What the record is about)
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Celestial and terrestrial map by Francesco Robacioli, after the style of Mercator and Ortelius.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- SP 9/37/1
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 39 cm x 50 cm
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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)
- Geographical Journal, vol LV, May 1920, pp 404-405.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3982071/
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MPF 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the State Paper Office
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Within the series: MPF 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Celestial and terrestrial map by Francesco Robacioli, after the style of Mercator...
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