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Russia (now Republic of Crimea, Ukraine). 'Seat of War in the Krimea ...': map showing...
Catalogue reference: MPHH 1/231
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This record is about the Russia (now Republic of Crimea, Ukraine). 'Seat of War in the Krimea ...': map showing... dating from 1855 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various.... 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)
- MPHH 1/231
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1855
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Description (What the record is about)
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Russia (now Republic of Crimea, Ukraine). 'Seat of War in the Krimea ...': map showing hachures, roads, towns; disposition of forces around Sevastopol (Sebastopol). Reference table to English, French, Turkish and Russian camps and defence works. Approximate scales: Plan and section: 6 inches to 4 miles [1:42,240]; location map: 1 inch to 100 miles [1:6,336,000]. Compass indicators. Third edition of Admiralty chart 4797; compiled and drawn by W Lowrie. Lithographed by Malby & Son. Published at the Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, 21 June 1855. Insets: (1) Black Sea location map. (2) Section of the railway.
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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 78/1736
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- Admiralty chart 4797
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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: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 4801.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4561335/
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