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Ottoman Empire. 4 maps (of territory now in Turkey). (1) 'Survey of the Route from...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/646
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This record is about the Ottoman Empire. 4 maps (of territory now in Turkey). (1) 'Survey of the Route from... dating from 1857 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 1/646
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1857
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ottoman Empire. 4 maps (of territory now in Turkey). (1) 'Survey of the Route from Erzerum [Erzurum] to Trebizond [now Trabzon]... 1855'; on squared paper. Scale: 1 inch to 4 miles [1:253,440]. Compass indicator. Drawn by Lieutenant and Captain Brevet J Geils, Topographical and Statistical Depot, War Department, 5 January 1857. (2-4) Three sketch maps showing hill shading, apparently drafts for portions of item (1): (2) sheet 1, showing the route between Trebizond and Bayburt; (3) sheet 2, showing the area south of Bayburt; (4) sheet 3, showing the area around Erzurum, to Bulmush in the west and Karaurgan in the east. Scale: [1:78,032] (calculated). Sheet sizes between 63 cm x 48 cm and 153 cm x 134 cm.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Turkey in Asia/District/9
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/992; WO 38/22
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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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: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 4473
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559673/
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