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Northamptonshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Isle of Ely, Huntingdonshire....
Catalogue reference: MPZ 1/5
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This record is about the Northamptonshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Isle of Ely, Huntingdonshire.... dating from [1700] in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted from various series of records. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MPZ 1/5
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1700]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Northamptonshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Isle of Ely, Huntingdonshire. 'A Mapp of ye Great Levell of ye Fenns extending into ye Countyes of Northampton, Norfolk, Suffolke, Lyncolne, Cambridge & Huntington & the Isle of Ely as it is now drained, described by. Sr Jonas Moore Surveyr genll'. Shows fens, waterways, dykes, woods, commons, roads, parks (including 'Coll Cromwell's parck' near Ramsey Mere), landowners' names, mills, churches etc; acreage; lots identified by number (no key). Engraved. 2 inches to 1 mile [1:36,680]; scale runs along borders. Cardinal points in borders. Title in cartouche representing a wall. Arms [?of Fifth Earl of Bedford's Company for Draining the Fens] above title. Four sheets, each 100 cm x 70.5 cm, dissected and mounted on linen; marbled endpapers with labels affixed which identify quarters of the map; folded into case (now damaged) bearing label '2A/81'. Printed and sold by Christopher Browne 'at the Globe near the West end of St Pauls Church, London': Browne was in business at this address from 1688 until about 1712 (see Sarah Tyacke, London Map Sellers 1660-1720 (Tring, 1978)). Parish boundaries east of the Bedford River and north of the Old Welney and Brandon rivers are highlighted in red ink; other additions in red ink relate to assessed lands; pencilled additions relate to rights of the Crown, including an allotment in lieu of tithes; green, blue and pink washes.
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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)
- LRRO 1/187
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- 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: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 2505
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4047062/
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MPZ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted from various series of records
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
61 records
Within the department: MPZ
Maps and plans extracted from records of various departments
61 records
Within the series: MPZ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted from various series of records
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Northamptonshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Isle of Ely, Huntingdonshire....
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