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Wales. 2 sheets of the Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 County Series joined: Glamorganshire...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1123
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This record is about the Wales. 2 sheets of the Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 County Series joined: Glamorganshire... dating from 1878-1880 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 1/1123
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1878-1880
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Description (What the record is about)
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Wales. 2 sheets of the Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 County Series joined: Glamorganshire [LI.3] and part of [XLVII.15]; the combined map shows areas north and west of Lavernock Point. Surveyed by Captain H C Reynolds, Royal Engineers, 1878; levelled by Captain W Wynne, Royal Engineers; zincographed at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, under the superintendence of Lieutenant Colonel C P Carey, Royal Engineers, 1879. MS additions, coloured, showing War Department property at Lavernock Fort and the site of an emplacement for an electric light. Signed by Captain Calsow, 30 January 1880; Colonel Phillpott, 31 January 1880, and Colonel [?Porter], 3 February 1880.
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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 78/2205
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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 1:2500 County Series
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 106.5 cm x 86.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:2500
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Printed. Damaged at the right-hand edge
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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/C4560150/
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