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Dorset: Portland. Map of lands to be taken for a harbour of refuge and breakwater...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/536
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This record is about the Dorset: Portland. Map of lands to be taken for a harbour of refuge and breakwater... dating from 1847 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 1/536
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1847
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Description (What the record is about)
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Dorset: Portland. Map of lands to be taken for a harbour of refuge and breakwater with coloured, MS additions showing lands to be vested in the Lords of the Admiralty. Scale: 1 inch to 6 chains. Compass indicator. Surveyed by J M Rendel. An MS note dated 14 July 1857 reads 'This Plan was erroneously referred to in the Bill now depending in Parliament in relation to this matter'.
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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 1/728
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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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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:4752
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- Printed
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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: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 2122
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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Dorset: Portland. Map of lands to be taken for a harbour of refuge and breakwater...
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