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Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire, West Riding. 8 sheets...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1121
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This record is about the Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire, West Riding. 8 sheets... dating from 1840-1871 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 1/1121
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1840-1871
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Description (What the record is about)
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Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire, West Riding. 8 sheets of the Ordnance Survey one-inch Old Series England and Wales joined: [LXXXVIII SE, LXXXVIII SW, LXXXVII SW], LXXXVII SE, [LXXXI NW, LXXXI NE, LXXXII NW and LXXXII NE]; together comprising a map of the area between Rochdale, Stainforth, East Retford and Alderley. Piano-key border. Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile. Engraved at the Ordnance Survey Office, Tower of London, by J Adkins, A Baker, G Baker, J W Froggett, F George, J A Harrison and J Peake; published, June 1840 - [September 1843]; this version electotyped 1867-1870. MS additions, coloured, highlight railways and some rivers, reservoirs and canals. Endorsed: 'The Peak. Derbyshire. One-inch map showing Railways and Principal Rivers and Canals. 1871'; this apparently refers to the date of the MS additions and to the fact that the area covered includes the northern half of the Peak District.
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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 78/2192
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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 one-inch Old Series England and Wales
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 64 cm x 140 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:63360
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Electrotyped
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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/C4560148/
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MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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