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Plea roll for the Court of King’s Bench, with a portrait of Henry VIII
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Piece
1 item extracted from WO 44/539. Drawing of a French mortar abandoned on the raising...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/108
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from WO 44/539. Drawing of a French mortar abandoned on the raising... dating from 1816 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)
- MFQ 1/108
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1816
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from WO 44/539. Drawing of a French mortar abandoned on the raising of the siege of Cádiz, Spain, and presented to the [British] Prince Regent [afterwards King George IV] by the Spanish Government. Scale: 1 inch to 1 foot. Drawn by R Shipster.
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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)
- MPM 53
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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)
- 25 cm x 29.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:12
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3983129/
Series information
MFQ 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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Within the series: MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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