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1 item (numbered 1). Map of part of Gloucestershire north of the River Severn, from...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/397
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This record is about the 1 item (numbered 1). Map of part of Gloucestershire north of the River Severn, from... dating from [Eliz I] 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 1/397
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Date (When the record was created)
- [Eliz I]
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (numbered 1). Map of part of Gloucestershire north of the River Severn, from Gloucester to the Forest of Dean. Shows woodland, field and common boundaries, roads, river, streams, fisheries, the prior of Langton's weir. Buildings drawn in perspective: churches, houses, Flaxley Abbey. Some house owners named. Southern fragment shows river bend at Rodley Marsh. North-eastern fragment shows the city of Gloucester, represented by the cathedral and other buildings. Scale bar with scale statement: 1 inch to 4 perches. Oriented to the north-west (buildings and legends not shown in a uniform direction). Compass rose, cardinal points. Date suggested by scale bar, compass rose, and hands. Dimensions: main map (damaged) about 99 cm x 213 cm: southern fragment 11 cm x 32 cm; north-eastern fragment 17 cm x 25 cm.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Main map formerly E 178/7035; north-eastern fragment formerly MPI 68/1, previously SC 12/20/18/9/1.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For items numbered 2-12, see MPI 1/68
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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)
- E 178/7035; MPI 68/1; SC 12/20/18/9/1
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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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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:792
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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 2126.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559424/
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