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Catalogue reference: MR 1/1771/12
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Essex. 7 maps of parts of the coast, showing: (1) the River Blackwater and its environs;...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1388
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MR 1/1388
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1805
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Description (What the record is about)
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Essex. 7 maps of parts of the coast, showing: (1) the River Blackwater and its environs; (2) Foulness Island, Burnham-on-Crouch and their environs; (3) the area around Mersea Island, Colchester and Saint Osyth; (4) the estuary of the River Blackwater; (5) the estuary of the River Crouch; (6) Mersea Island and its environs; (7) the area between Foulness Island and Saint Osyth, and as far inland and Colchester and Maldon, including all of the areas covered by items (1-6). All seven sheets show soundings and proposed locations for defensive [martello] towers. Scale: 2 inches to 1 mile. Dimensions: (1) 49.5 cm x 80.5 cm; (2) 47.5 cm x 60.5 cm; (3) 51 cm x 40 cm; (4) 49.5 cm x 40.5 cm; (5) 46 cm x 37 cm; (6) 24.5 cm x 39.5 cm; (7) 115 cm x 102 cm. Originally accompanying a report by Major Bryce, October 1805; the report is not filed on this roll.
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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 78/868
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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 scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:31680
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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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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 943
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560415/
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