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Devon: Plymouth. View of Mount Wise: watercolour showing fortifications, settlements...
Catalogue reference: MPHH 1/544
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This record is about the Devon: Plymouth. View of Mount Wise: watercolour showing fortifications, settlements... dating from [?c1785] 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 1/544
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Date (When the record was created)
- [?c1785]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Devon: Plymouth. View of Mount Wise: watercolour showing fortifications, settlements in surrounding area, signal station and ships at anchor. By George Beck. Endorsed: 'N o 8'.
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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)
- C 17
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/862
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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)
- 44.5 cm x 101.1cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Watercolour
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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: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 2054
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4561648/
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