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Yorkshire: Sunk Island (Humber estuary). Map of Crown lands showing numbered fields,...
Catalogue reference: MPEE 1/233
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This record is about the Yorkshire: Sunk Island (Humber estuary). Map of Crown lands showing numbered fields,... dating from 1853 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 1/233
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1853
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Description (What the record is about)
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Yorkshire: Sunk Island (Humber estuary). Map of Crown lands showing numbered fields, acreage, lessees, roads, waterways. Scale: 1 inch to 9 chains. Compass indicator. Note to the effect that the map was 'Revised and corrected in 1853 from Mr Iverson's plan of 1829'. Notes on condition of embankments facing the River Humber added to map, taken from Mr Higgin's report of 27 December 1856.
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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 1/2935
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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)
- 74.9 cm x 125.7 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:7128
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4048226/
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MPEE 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various...
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Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of the Office of...
507 records
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various...
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Yorkshire: Sunk Island (Humber estuary). Map of Crown lands showing numbered fields,...
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