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France; Channel Islands. Two joined sheets, together comprising a chart of the Gulf...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1260
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This record is about the France; Channel Islands. Two joined sheets, together comprising a chart of the Gulf... dating from 1826-1831 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 1/1260
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1826-1831
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Description (What the record is about)
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France; Channel Islands. Two joined sheets, together comprising a chart of the Gulf of Saint Malo and the coasts of the Cotentin peninsula: Admiralty chart 58: '... from the Isle de St. Marcouf to Cape Carteret. (Copied from French Publications) including the Islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Sercq [sic, Sark] & Herm ...'; and part of [Admiralty chart 59]: '... from Cape Carteret to Cape Frehel, including the Island of Jersey ...'. Reference table to tides. Compass rose. Both charts surveyed by Captain Martin White, Royal Navy. Admiralty chart 59 engraved by J and C Walker; published at the Hydrographical Office, Admiralty, 1 May 1826; corrected to 1831. Printing and publication information about Admiralty chart 58 has been obliterated by the joining of the two sheets.
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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 78/478
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 125 cm x 96 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:121840
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved
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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 1415
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560287/
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MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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