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Hampshire: Portsmouth and Portsea. Three copies of a plan of Her Majesty's Dockyard,...
Catalogue reference: MPEE 1/172
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This record is about the Hampshire: Portsmouth and Portsea. Three copies of a plan of Her Majesty's Dockyard,... dating from 1868 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various.... 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)
- MPEE 1/172
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1868
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Description (What the record is about)
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Hampshire: Portsmouth and Portsea. Three copies of a plan of Her Majesty's Dockyard, showing extensions from the reign of Henry VIII to 1868. Also shows jetties, reclaimed land, original shoreline, boundaries and old fortifications. Reference table. Compass indicator. [Signed] Henry Wood, civil engineer, 24 July 1868. Abraham and Sons, lithographers, Temple. Originally to accompany a case in the court of Chancery; produced on the part of the Mayor of Portsmouth.
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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 1/1686
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 69.8 cm x 101.6 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:2500
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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/C4048165/
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MPEE 1
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