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Northumberland and County Durham. Chart of the estuary of the River Tyne, showing...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1316
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This record is about the Northumberland and County Durham. Chart of the estuary of the River Tyne, showing... dating from 1852 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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- MR 1/1316
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1852
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Description (What the record is about)
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Northumberland and County Durham. Chart of the estuary of the River Tyne, showing soundings; also shows Cliffords Fort, Spanish Battery and Tynemouth Castle. Scale: 1 inch to 75 yards. Compass indicator. Partly copied from the eastern portion of an Admiralty Trigonometrical Survey by E K Calver; [this map by] J Nightingale, 29 March 1852. Pencilled note concerning Ordnance boundaries and buildings; dated December 1852.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For Edward Calver's survey, see MR 1/1127
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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 78/516
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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)
- 129.5 cm x 95.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:2700
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured
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- 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 3396
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560343/
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