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1 item extracted from FO 881/5461. South-West Asia. Map showing the direction of...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/833
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from FO 881/5461. South-West Asia. Map showing the direction of... dating from 1887 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 1/833
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1887
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from FO 881/5461. South-West Asia. Map showing the direction of the Russo-Persian Frontier between Babadurmaz (now in Turkmenistan) and Sarakhs (now in Iran); also showing rivers, roads, towns and mountains. Reference table to place names. Lithographed at the Intelligence Branch, War Office, March 1887. A note states: 'There are indications which make the accuracy of this map very doubtful'.
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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)
- IB 625
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 46 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3983854/
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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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