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Ireland. Three copies of a map of the River Shannon (An tSionainn) between Lough...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/989
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- MR 1/989
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1795-1804
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ireland. Three copies of a map of the River Shannon (An tSionainn) between Lough Allen (Loch Aillionn) in County Leitrim, and Athlone (Baile Átha Luain) in County Westmeath, on Lough Ree (Loch Rí), showing soundings. Reference tables to item (3) only. Scale: 1 inch to about 7 furlongs. Compass indicator to each sheet. Surveyed by John Brownrigge, 1795. (1) Copied by Thomas Peckham; (2) copied by W Chambers, 21 January 1804; (3) [Brownrigge's original]. Dimensions between 45 cm x 160 cm and 61 cm x 157 cm.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a continuation southward, see MR 1/982
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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 78/1922
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- MS, coloured
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- Open Document, Open Description
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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 3958
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560016/
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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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