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Cornwall. (1) Parts of 9 Ordnance Survey one-inch New Series England and Wales sheets...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1506
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This record is about the Cornwall. (1) Parts of 9 Ordnance Survey one-inch New Series England and Wales sheets... dating from [1866] 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 1/1506
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Date (When the record was created)
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[1866]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Cornwall. (1) Parts of 9 Ordnance Survey one-inch New Series England and Wales sheets joined to show the entire coast of the county of Cornwall and with coloured, MS additions, intended to accompany the statement '... on the part of the Duchy of Cornwall with reference to the seaward extent of the County of Cornwall as between the Crown and the Duchy'. (2) Admiralty chart of the county and the Scillies, showing soundings. Surveyed 1848-1857 and 1863. Published (with corrections) 1866. Engraved by J and C Walker. Reference table on (1). Scales: (1) 1 inch to 1 mile; (2) 1 inch to 3 miles. Compass indicators on (2). Dimensions of sheets: (1) 202 cm x 166 cm; (2) 72.5 cm x 101 cm.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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LRRO 1/1524
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- Admiralty Chart 2565
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Engraved, (2) coloured
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Open Document, Open Description
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
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Cornwall. (1) Parts of 9 Ordnance Survey one-inch New Series England and Wales sheets...
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