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Full set of draft engraved maps of the Ordnance Survey one-inch Old Series England...
Catalogue reference: MPHH 1/313
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MPHH 1/313
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Date (When the record was created)
- [?1804]-[1809]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Full set of draft engraved maps of the Ordnance Survey one-inch Old Series England and Wales sheets for Devon with adjoining counties. (1) Sheet XXI. Map of parts of Devon, Dorset and Somerset: from Crediton and Dulverton in the west to Taunton and Chard in the east. (2) Sheet XXV. Map of parts of Devon and Cornwall: from Liskeard to Moreton Hampstead, including Dartmoor. (3) Sheet XXVI. Map of parts of north Devon and Cornwall: from Stratton and Hartland Point in the west to South Molton in the east and Oakhampton (Okehampton) in the south. (4) Sheet XXVII. Map of parts of the north coast of Devon and Somerset: from Morte Bay in the west to Linton in the east. (5) Sheet XX. Map of the north Somerset coast: from Minehead in the west to Bridgwater in the east. (6) Sheet XXIV. Map of parts of the south coast of Devon and Cornwall: from Looe Bay to Prawle Point, including Plymouth. (7) Sheet XXIII. Map of part of the south Devon coast: from Start Bay to Berry Head. (8) Sheet XXII. Map of parts of the south coast of Devon and Cornwall: from Tor Bay to Lyme Regis, including Exeter. (8) only endorsed: Lieutenant Colonel W Mudge, R A. All engraved by Benjamin Baker & Associates, with writing by Ebenezer Bourne. For final versions of these sheets, published at the Tower, 1809-1816, see MPHH 1/133 and MPZ 1/37
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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 78/1992
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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 designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- OS one-inch Old Series England and Wales
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:63360
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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: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 1994
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4561417/
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