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South-east England. 7 sheets of the Ordnance Survey one-inch Old Series England and...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1359
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This record is about the South-east England. 7 sheets of the Ordnance Survey one-inch Old Series England and... dating from 1819-[c.1857] 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 1/1359
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1819-[c.1857]
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Description (What the record is about)
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South-east England. 7 sheets of the Ordnance Survey one-inch Old Series England and Wales joined: [I NW, I NE, I SW, I SE, II, III and VI], together comprising the area between Broxbourne in Hertfordshire, the mouth of the River Blackwater in Essex, Dover in Kent, and East Grinstead in Sussex. Piano-key border. Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile. Engraved by Benjamin Baker and assistants; writing by Ebenezer Bourne; sheets III and VI published at the Tower [of London] under the superintendence of Colonel Mudge, 1 January 1819; [revised, with railways and Martello Towers added, to various dates between c1840 and c1857]. Endorsed in MS: 'The Thames, and part of Kent and Essex'.
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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 78/734
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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)
- 121 cm x 182.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:63360
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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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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 951. Also discussed in Ivan Parr, 'Topographical survey and early Ordnance Survey maps at The National Archives: Public Record Office', Sheetlines, no 68 (December 2003), 35-43
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560386/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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