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Essex, Suffolk. 'Harwich Harbour': chart showing Harwich Harbour with soundings and...
Catalogue reference: MPHH 1/467
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This record is about the Essex, Suffolk. 'Harwich Harbour': chart showing Harwich Harbour with soundings and... dating from 1843-1876 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 1/467
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1843-1876
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Description (What the record is about)
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Essex, Suffolk. 'Harwich Harbour': chart showing Harwich Harbour with soundings and Landguard Fort and Marsh. Scale: 6.8 inches to 1 statute mile [1:9318]. Compass indicators. Insets: View of the approach to Harwich Harbour; views of landmarks. Admiralty chart 1491: surveyed 1842; engraved J and C Walker; published 1 September 1843; with corrections, September 1867-September 1872 (including re-survey, 1869). Coloured MS reference note and additions showing the line of the Ipswich and Felixstowe Railway, tramway and road and the inundation of Landguard Common (or Marsh) on 14 November 1875. Annotated: 'C. J.O.G.'; 'With report. 2.12.75 on Colchester 8/869.873'; signed Major F A Marindin, Royal Engineers. Endorsed: 'Chart showing Inundation of 14 Nov. 1875... "Plan C" in suit [Petition of Right of Colonel George] Tomline v. War Dep t _Ipswich 4 Jan. 1876'. Overlay: small eastern extension to 'Cork Light Rev'.
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and MPHH 1/468 HO 45/9466/76761
For another plan and documents relating to the Petition of Right see
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- F 253
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/2187
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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)
- Admiralty chart 1491
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 104.1 cm x 66 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Printed; with coloured MS additions
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4561571/
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