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Ottoman Empire: Turkey: Erzerum [now Erzurum]. Two maps of the town. (1) 'Plan of...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/493
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This record is about the Ottoman Empire: Turkey: Erzerum [now Erzurum]. Two maps of the town. (1) 'Plan of... dating from 1855 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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- MR 1/493
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1855
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Ottoman Empire: Turkey: Erzerum [now Erzurum]. Two maps of the town. (1) 'Plan of Erzerum from the Reconnaissance of Col Ushakov on the Staff of Prince Paskievitch': showing the terrain, buildings, and roads. Scale: the verbal statement is 1 inch to 700 feet [1:8,400], but the scale bar shows 3 inches to 1853 feet [1:7,412]. Drawn at the Topographical and Statistical Depot, War Department, November 1855. A pencilled note states: 'Orig[ina]l of 20'; is uncertain whether or not this is a reference to item (2). (2) Sketch plan, on a sheet ruled in 3-inch squares, showing buildings, roads and fortifications; beyond the town moat, only fortifications are shown. Scale: 24 inches to 1 mile [1:2,640] (shown on the dorse]. Dimensions: (1) 61 cm x 90 cm; (2) 97 cm x 211 cm.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- WO 78/4820
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- MS, coloured
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- 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: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 4620
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559520/
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Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
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