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Ordnance Survey of Ireland six-inch First Edition: thirty-two sheets, with MS additions...
Catalogue reference: MPEE 1/248
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This record is about the Ordnance Survey of Ireland six-inch First Edition: thirty-two sheets, with MS additions... dating from c.1866 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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MPEE 1/248
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Date (When the record was created)
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c.1866
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ordnance Survey of Ireland six-inch First Edition: thirty-two sheets, with MS additions to show defence sites, and Crown foreshore reserves adjoining War Department properties. Also ten MS plans of martello towers and other fortifications. Detailed descriptions are given at item level.
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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)
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LRRO 1/3000
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- OS of Ireland six-inch First Edition
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Open Document, Open Description
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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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Ordnance Survey of Ireland six-inch First Edition: thirty-two sheets, with MS additions...
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