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'An Accurate Map of BERKSHIRE, Divided into its HUNDREDS'. Boundaries of hundreds...
Catalogue reference: MPE 1/567
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This record is about the 'An Accurate Map of BERKSHIRE, Divided into its HUNDREDS'. Boundaries of hundreds... dating from 1756 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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- MPE 1/567
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1756
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Description (What the record is about)
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'An Accurate Map of BERKSHIRE, Divided into its HUNDREDS'. Boundaries of hundreds coloured by hand. Title in landscape cartouche, with Garter and Crowns in foreground. Dedication to the Duke of St Albans in rococo cartouche. Descriptive notes. Scale: 1 inch to about 2¼ miles. Compass indicator. Emanuel Bowen, Geographer to his Majesty. Sold by J Bowles, T Bowles, J Tinney, R Sayer, 1756.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another copy, with the boundaries coloured differently, see part 2 of FO 925/4121
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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 1/176
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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)
- 53.8 cm x 70.4 cm
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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 805
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4048815/
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MPE 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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