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1 item extracted from HO 100/121 (folio 126). 'A New Map of Ireland... for the use...
Catalogue reference: MPI 1/254
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from HO 100/121 (folio 126). 'A New Map of Ireland... for the use... dating from 1793-1804 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)
- MPI 1/254
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1793-1804
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from HO 100/121 (folio 126). 'A New Map of Ireland... for the use of Travellers'. Reference tables to defences; and to roads, towns, etc. Title in decorative cartouche flanked by female figures, cornucopia, plough, barrels, figure-head, mast and sails, lighthouse, etc. Dedication to John Earl of Westmorland, Lord Lieutenant General and Governor-General, in a decorative cartouche flanked by Britannia and a seated female figure representing Justice, with fasces, scales and a mirror and implements of war, and surmounted by a coat-of-arms with the motto 'NE VILE FANO'. Scale: 1 inch to about 3.75 miles. MS additions of 1804 showing signal stations, sea-fencible districts, stations for gun-vessels, land defences, etc. By Alexander Taylor, Lt RE. Published by William Faden, 1793.
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 72.6 cm x 60.2 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:237600
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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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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 3731
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4047455/
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1 item extracted from HO 100/121 (folio 126). 'A New Map of Ireland... for the use...
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