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Russian Empire. Russian-language map of Asiatic Russia, east of the Ural Mountains....
Catalogue reference: MR 1/901
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This record is about the Russian Empire. Russian-language map of Asiatic Russia, east of the Ural Mountains.... dating from 1825-1834 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 1/901
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1825-1834
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Description (What the record is about)
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Russian Empire. Russian-language map of Asiatic Russia, east of the Ural Mountains. [Surveyed by] Lieutenant Posniakoffen, 1825; [engraved by] the Russian government, 1834. Scale: 1 inch to 100 miles. Endorsed, in English: '... divided into governments, provinces and maritime administration and shewing the route of the Russian navigators'.
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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 78/1443
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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 and Russian
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 66 cm x 130 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:6336000
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved
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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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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559928/
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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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Russian Empire. Russian-language map of Asiatic Russia, east of the Ural Mountains....
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