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'Map of the Island of Malta': on two joined sheets, showing contours, roads and railways,...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/668
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This record is about the 'Map of the Island of Malta': on two joined sheets, showing contours, roads and railways,... dating from 1895-1897 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 1/668
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1895-1897
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Map of the Island of Malta': on two joined sheets, showing contours, roads and railways, place names, and buildings. Reference table; list of errata. Compass indicator. Sketched and compiled by Captain E M Woodward, Leicestershire Regiment, DAAG (Deputy Assistant Adjutant General), under the directions of General Sir A J Lyon Fremantle; coastline taken from Admiralty charts; triangulation by the Civil Government Surveyor; provisional issue version, lithographed at the Intelligence Division, War Office, 1897.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another copy of IDWO 1212 and related sections, see WO 78/3901
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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 78/1087A
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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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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- IDWO 1212
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 107 cm x 129 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:21120
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Lithographed, 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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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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 2921
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559695/
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MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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