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Ireland: County Monaghan. Sheets 2-3 of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland 1:500 town...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/945
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This record is about the Ireland: County Monaghan. Sheets 2-3 of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland 1:500 town... dating from 1860-1870 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 1/945
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1860-1870
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ireland: County Monaghan. Sheets 2-3 of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland 1:500 town plan of Monaghan (Muinechán) joined to form a map of the environs of Glaslough Street. Surveyed 1860; zincographed under the direction of Captain Wilkinson, Royal Engineers, at the Ordnance Survey Office, Dublin, 1863. MS additions, coloured, highlight a barracks and add details of its buildings and rooms. Signed by Colonel George [?]Wynn, 23 May 1870.
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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 78/1785
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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)
- OS of Ireland 1:500 Monaghan
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 66 cm x 186.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:500
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Zincographed
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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/C4559972/
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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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Within the department: MR
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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