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5 sheets of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland six-inch First Edition joined: County...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1185
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This record is about the 5 sheets of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland six-inch First Edition joined: County... dating from 1831-1837 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 1/1185
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1831-1837
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Description (What the record is about)
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5 sheets of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland six-inch First Edition joined: County Londonderry sheets [XIII, XIV, XX, XXI and XXII]: the combined map covering the city of Londonderry and its environs in Templemore and Clondermot (or Glendermot) parishes, with areas outside of these parishes being left blank; (the whole of this area is now in Northern Ireland). The acreage of each township is shown. Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile. Surveyed by Captain [M A] Waters and Lieutenants [W] Lancey, [E] Vicars and [C E] Wilkinson, all of the Royal Engineers; engraved by John Oldham, under the direction of Lieutenant [T A] Larcon, Royal Engineers, at the Ordnance Survey Office, Phoenix Park, Dublin, 1831; ornamentation by James Duncan and J Macaulay; writing by Michael Sandys; [published 1833]. All of the marginalia, including sheet numbers, have been trimmed away; a small sheet, presumably taken from these trimmings, bearing a scale bar and mapmaker information has been affixed the face of the map. Endorsed with the name of Lieutenant Colonel [T F] Colby, 1837.
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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 78/367
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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 of Ireland six-inch First Edition
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 188 cm x 153.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:10560
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved, with MS colouring
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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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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 3937
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560212/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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