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Morocco. 15 sheets, mostly irregular, joined to form a single irregularly-shaped...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/661
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This record is about the Morocco. 15 sheets, mostly irregular, joined to form a single irregularly-shaped... dating from 1892 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 1/661
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1892
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Description (What the record is about)
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Morocco. 15 sheets, mostly irregular, joined to form a single irregularly-shaped map and mounted on a much larger sheet, itself composed of several joined sheets; the combined map shows a route from a point south of Tangiers (Tanger, Tanjah) and east of Al Araïche (now Larache) to a point south-west of Fez (Fès, Al Fas); also shows relief and the distribution of native peoples. Reference notes. Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile. Compass indicator on the mounting; south at the top. Signed on the mounting by Lieutenant George M Kirkpatrick, Royal Engineers, 27 July 1892. Additions, in pencil and red pen, partly on the map and partly on the mounting, marking further features.
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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 78/1067
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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)
- 136 cm x 348 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:63360
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- 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: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 1762
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559688/
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