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Norfolk. 'Norfolk Estuary. Plan and sections'. Map of King's Lynn and part of the...
Catalogue reference: MPZ 1/12
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This record is about the Norfolk. 'Norfolk Estuary. Plan and sections'. Map of King's Lynn and part of the... dating from [1846] 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 1/12
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1846]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Norfolk. 'Norfolk Estuary. Plan and sections'. Map of King's Lynn and part of the Wash, showing proposed outlet of River Ouse and sea channel, proposed outlet for Babingley, Heacham and Wolferton Creeks, and the Nene Channel. Shows names of proprietors, field names, creeks, sandbanks. Scale: 1 inch to 20 chains. Compass indicator. Despite title, no sections are shown. By Messrs Rennie, engineers. Folded, bound in a cover.
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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 1/1089
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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)
- 117.1 cm x 166.9 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:15840
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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 2769
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4047069/
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MPZ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted from various series of records
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted from various series of records
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