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1 item (originally illustrating the proof of the print of a memorandum by Sir E Hertslet...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/630
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This record is about the 1 item (originally illustrating the proof of the print of a memorandum by Sir E Hertslet... dating from 1884 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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- MFQ 1/630
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1884
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (originally illustrating the proof of the print of a memorandum by Sir E Hertslet on the Turco-Persian boundary dispute, 31 March 1884) extracted from FO 78/4174. Middle East. 'Pusht-i-Kuh District From a Manuscript Map by Captain Felix Jones': showing the area now in Iran and Iraq between 32° and 34° N and between the River Tigris and 47° E. Scale: 1 inch to 15 miles. Traced from a map found at Stanford's [Geographical Establishment] by Sir E Hertslet; lithographed by Harrison and Sons, St. Martin's Lane.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 33.5 cm x 42.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:950400
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3983651/
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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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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of various departments held...
6,070 records
Within the series: MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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