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Wales. 2 sheets of the Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 County Series joined: Glamorganshire...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1136
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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 1/1136
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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.12 and LII.9; the combined map shows Flat Holm Island in the Bristol Channel. 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. A printed note states: 'For War Department purposes only'. Coloured MS additions highlight and label fortifications and military buildings; pencilled reference notes. Signed by [?W] Pethick, 19 February 1880; and by Colonel [?Porter], Commanding Royal Engineer, 2 February and 21 February 1880.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 68.5 cm x 198 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, coloured
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560163/
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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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