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1 item (originally enclosed in Lord Loftus's [despatch] number 587, 5 June 1878)...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/868
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This record is about the 1 item (originally enclosed in Lord Loftus's [despatch] number 587, 5 June 1878)... dating from 1878 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 1/868
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1878
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (originally enclosed in Lord Loftus's [despatch] number 587, 5 June 1878) extracted from FO 65/1004. Russia. Map of Sestroretsk (now part of Saint Petersburg) and environs, showing vegetation, roads, railways, the harbour and factories. Scale: 2.5 cm to 0.5 versts. Compass indicator. Produced in relation to a report concerning the practicability of an attack on Kronshtadt.
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 35 cm x 45.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:21000
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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)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 4094.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3983889/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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