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Ottoman Empire: Jerusalem. Plan of the city and its environs, showing walls, gates,...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/662
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This record is about the Ottoman Empire: Jerusalem. Plan of the city and its environs, showing walls, gates,... dating from [1864-1865] 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 1/662
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1864-1865]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ottoman Empire: Jerusalem. Plan of the city and its environs, showing walls, gates, streets and places of biblical interest. Scale: 25.344 inches to 1 mile. [?Surveyed by the Royal Engineers, under the direction of Captain Charles Wilson 1864-1864]. Signed by Sir Henry James, Director General of the Ordnance Survey.
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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 78/1068
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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)
- 156 cm x 200.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:2500
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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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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559689/
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MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
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Within the series: MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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