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Essex. 'A Plan of the Powder Mills & c. at Waltham Abbey and the Fishery on the River...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/595
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This record is about the Essex. 'A Plan of the Powder Mills & c. at Waltham Abbey and the Fishery on the River... dating from 1783-[?1792] 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 1/595
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1783-[?1792]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Essex. 'A Plan of the Powder Mills & c. at Waltham Abbey and the Fishery on the River Lea the Property of Walton Esqr.': covering the river between Town Mead and Holyfield marsh; also showing the acreages of nearby fields, and the abbey church and Cheshunt nunnery (the latter in Hertfordshire). Reference notes on inlets, buildings and fishing rights. Scale: 2 inches to 7 chains. Compass indicator. Surveyed in 1783; [?a later copy received at the War Office in November 1792].
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the original map from which this was apparently copied, see MR 1/593
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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 78/1420
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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)
- 176 cm x 47 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:2772
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- 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: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 1068
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559622/
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