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1 item extracted from WO 44/71. 'Plan of the Harbours and Fortifications of Valetta...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/50
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from WO 44/71. 'Plan of the Harbours and Fortifications of Valetta... dating from 1823-[1859] in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat 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)
- MPH 1/50
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1823-[1859]
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from WO 44/71. 'Plan of the Harbours and Fortifications of Valetta In the Island of Malta by Captain W.H. Smyth, R.N. ...'. Inset views: 'The Castle of S. Angelo'; 'The Castle and Lighthouse of S. Elo'; 'Appearance of Valeta bearing S.E. 13 or 14 miles'. Scale: 4 inches to 1,000 yards. Compass indicator. Reference tables. Engraved by J Walker. Published at the Hydrographical Office, Admiralty, 19 July 1823. Coloured MS additions show naval, mercantile and quarantine waters; and proposed road across the ditch of Valletta. To iIllustrate notes on the Fortress of Malta, 1859.
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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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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- Admiralty chart 195.
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 63 cm x 47 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:9000
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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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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 3316.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4561857/
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