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Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. 'L'Empire d'Allemagne et ce que l'on peut...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/585
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This record is about the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. 'L'Empire d'Allemagne et ce que l'on peut... dating from [c.1665] 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 1/585
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c.1665]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. 'L'Empire d'Allemagne et ce que l'on peut comprendre en general sous le nom d'Allemagne que les Naturels du Païs appellent Teutschland. Par Mr. Sanson, Geographe ordinaire du Roi': map, on 4 joined sheets, covering western and central Europe between Calais, France; Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russian Federation); Zeng, Hungary (now Senj, Croatia), and Vienne, France; showing mountains, rivers, lakes, towns and political divisions. Reference table to 'cercles' [i.e. Kreise: local government units]; notes on states and areas. Drawn by [Nicolas] Sanson [the elder]; calligraphy by L Cordier; engraved by Delahaye. This map apparently dates from between 1661, when Cordier started work at the Sanson firm, and the elder Nicolas Sanson's death in 1667.
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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 78/1373
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 92 cm x 117 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:1214612
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved, with MS colouring
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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 89
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559612/
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