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1 item, numbered 14, (originally accompanying a letter from Lieutenant Colonel Maunsell...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/2017
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This record is about the 1 item, numbered 14, (originally accompanying a letter from Lieutenant Colonel Maunsell... dating from 1917 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 1/2017
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1917
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item, numbered 14, (originally accompanying a letter from Lieutenant Colonel Maunsell to Lieutenant Colonel Gribben, 29 October 1917) extracted from WO 106/63. South-West Asia. Map comprising six joined sheets, together covering the area between Mus and Lake Van (both now in Turkey), Mosul (Al Mawsil; now in Iraq) and Khatuniya (now in Syria), showing roads, railways, waterways, contours, and place names. Coloured MS additions show pasturages, the distribution of native peoples, and Turkish [Ottoman] lines of communication. Signed by Lieutenant Colonel F R Maunsell, 29 October 1917. A printed scale bar is affixed to the face of the map. Endorsed with the title: 'Eastern Turkey in Asia. 29.10.17'.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For items numbered 1-13, 15-28, see MFQ 1/442
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- 114 cm x 86 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:250000
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Printed, 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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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), entry4525. Extract reference erroneously printed as MFQ 1/442/14
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4561044/
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