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12 plans and sections of land and fortifications at Almeida, Beira province, Portugal,...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1078
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This record is about the 12 plans and sections of land and fortifications at Almeida, Beira province, Portugal,... dating from 1808-1832 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 1/1078
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1808-1832
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Description (What the record is about)
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12 plans and sections of land and fortifications at Almeida, Beira province, Portugal, during the Peninsular War; and at Saint John's, Newfoundland (now inCanada). Detailed descriptions are given at item level.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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These items have been renumbered, apparently at the time of transfer from WO 78/1999 to this roll, and are filed in numerical order according to the current numbering. The former number appears on the face and the current item number on the dorse of each sheet: item (1) was formerly numbered 7; item (2) was formerly numbered 4; items (3-4) were formerly numbered together as 1; item (5) was formerly numbered 9; items (6-7) were formerly numbered together as 2; item (8) was formerly numbered 5, items (9-10) were formerly numbered together as 3; item (11) was formerly numbered 6; and item (12) was formerly numbered (8)
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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 78/1999
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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 Portuguese
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560105/
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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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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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12 plans and sections of land and fortifications at Almeida, Beira province, Portugal,...
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