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24 maps and plans of Genoa (Genova) and surroundings, in Liguria, Italy. Detailed...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/652
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This record is about the 24 maps and plans of Genoa (Genova) and surroundings, in Liguria, Italy. Detailed... dating from [? late 18th century-? early 19th century] 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 1/652
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? late 18th century-? early 19th century]
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Description (What the record is about)
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24 maps and plans of Genoa (Genova) and surroundings, in Liguria, Italy. Detailed descriptions are given at item level. During the period covered by the maps on this roll, Genoa and its territory became, in turn, the (French-controlled) Ligurian Republic (1797-1805), part of the French Empire (1805-1815) and part of Piedmont-Sardinia, under the House of Savoy, (1815-1861); in 1861 Piedmont-Sardinia became part of unified Italy.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Roll 1 contains items (1-14); roll 2 contains items (15-24)
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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 78/1020; WO 38/50
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English and French
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 roll(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559679/
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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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24 maps and plans of Genoa (Genova) and surroundings, in Liguria, Italy. Detailed...
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