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Nottinghamshire. 'A Map of the County of Nottingham', showing towns, villages, roads,...
Catalogue reference: MPZ 1/16
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This record is about the Nottinghamshire. 'A Map of the County of Nottingham', showing towns, villages, roads,... dating from 1831 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MPZ 1/16
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1831
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Description (What the record is about)
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Nottinghamshire. 'A Map of the County of Nottingham', showing towns, villages, roads, churches, toll bars, parks, rivers, canals, mills, railways. Reference table. Dedicated to the Duke of Newcastle, Lord Lieutenant of the County. Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile. Compass indicator. Surveyed by Thomas Joseph Ellis 1824-1825, and published 1 November 1831. Engraved by Thomas Foot; the legends by George Ellis. Inset: south-eastern view of Nottingham engraved by G F Schroeder. Folded, in a case.
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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 1/1108
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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)
- 154.9 cm x 121.2 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:63360
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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: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 2874
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4047073/
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MPZ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted from various series of records
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