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Ordnance Survey six-inch County Series Lancashire sheets 11, 12, 13, 16, 17 and 18...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/734
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This record is about the Ordnance Survey six-inch County Series Lancashire sheets 11, 12, 13, 16, 17 and 18... dating from 1847-1850 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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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MR 1/734
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1847-1850
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ordnance Survey six-inch County Series Lancashire sheets 11, 12, 13, 16, 17 and 18 joined, with coloured, MS additions showing the Ulverston and Lancaster Railway, lands belonging to the Duchy of Lancaster, lands belonging to the Office of Woods and Forests and high water line. Signed by Capt George Evans RN, 28 June 1851.
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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)
- LRRO 1/825
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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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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- OS County Series Lancashire
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 213 cm x 300 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:10560
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved, 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: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 3227
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559761/
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Series information
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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Within the series: MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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Ordnance Survey six-inch County Series Lancashire sheets 11, 12, 13, 16, 17 and 18...
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