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Greater London. Map showing the Cities of London and Westminster (now the London...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1076
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This record is about the Greater London. Map showing the Cities of London and Westminster (now the London... dating from 1746 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 1/1076
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1746
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Description (What the record is about)
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Greater London. Map showing the Cities of London and Westminster (now the London Borough of Westminster), the Borough of Southwark (now the London Borough of Southwark) and the countryside for 10 miles around them. Scale: 1 inch to 1000 feet. Surveyed by John Rocque. Engraved by Richard Parr.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another copy of this map see MR 1/675
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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 1/979
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 194.5 cm x 260.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:12000
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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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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 49
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560103/
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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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