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11 items, formerly part of WO 78/1038. Plans and sketches of fortifications at Flushing...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/194
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This record is about the 11 items, formerly part of WO 78/1038. Plans and sketches of fortifications at Flushing... dating from [1802]-1809 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled 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)
- MR 1/194
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1802]-1809
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Description (What the record is about)
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11 items, formerly part of WO 78/1038. Plans and sketches of fortifications at Flushing (Vlissingen), Zeeland (now in the Netherlands); these probably came into British possession when Flushing was taken by British forces, 16 August 1809. Detailed descriptions are given at item level.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- See also MPH 1/946 and MPHH 1/693
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The items now numbered as 1-6 were, when originally extracted, numbered 6, 3, 4, 5, 1 and 2, respectively. The order of items on the roll reflects the original numbering; thus, the items are filed in the following order: 5-6, 2-4, 1, 7-11
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For other items which were formerly part of WO 78/1038 see MPHH 1/693 MPH 1/946
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- Dutch, English and French
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559221/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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11 items, formerly part of WO 78/1038. Plans and sketches of fortifications at Flushing...
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