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Asia: Russian Empire.1 item (illustrating 'Russian Advances in Asia. No.VI. 1885-1889'...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/1348
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This record is about the Asia: Russian Empire.1 item (illustrating 'Russian Advances in Asia. No.VI. 1885-1889'... dating from 1882-1890 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 1/1348
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1882-1890
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Description (What the record is about)
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Asia: Russian Empire.1 item (illustrating 'Russian Advances in Asia. No.VI. 1885-1889' by Major J Wolfe Murray, Royal Engineers, DAAG [Deputy Assistant Adjutant General] 1890) extracted from WO 33/50. Map showing successive Russian acquisitions in Asia and the Russian frontier in 1889. Reference key to railways completed, in progress and projected. Scale: 1 inch to 470.5 miles. Lithographed at the Intelligence Branch, War Office October 1882. Revised July 1890.
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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)
- 32 cm x 37.5 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Lithographed, coloured
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3984369/
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