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Ceylon (now Sri Lanka): Colombo. Plan of the fort, showing streets, bastions, public...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/522
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This record is about the Ceylon (now Sri Lanka): Colombo. Plan of the fort, showing streets, bastions, public... dating from 1840 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 1/522
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1840
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ceylon (now Sri Lanka): Colombo. Plan of the fort, showing streets, bastions, public and military buildings, and private houses. Reference table to the proprietors and occupiers of each house and the rents charged. Scale: 1 inch to 50 feet. Compass indicator. Copied from a plan made at the Surveyor General's Office, Colombo, 10 July 1839; copied by J Nightingale, 23 March 1840. Pencilled additions, extending the reference table; additions dated 25 March 1840.
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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)
- WO 78/429
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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)
- 131 cm x 100.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:600
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured. Damaged at the top edge
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559549/
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MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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