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France. 'Plan d'une partie du Cours de la Rivière de la Loire depuis Roanne jusqu'à...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/125
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This record is about the France. 'Plan d'une partie du Cours de la Rivière de la Loire depuis Roanne jusqu'à... dating from 1787 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 1/125
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1787
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Description (What the record is about)
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France. 'Plan d'une partie du Cours de la Rivière de la Loire depuis Roanne jusqu'à Digouin. Pays Haut.... 1787': shows streams, woods, meadows, cultivated land, roads, houses, châteaux, parish and other place names, in area between St Rambert (about 40 miles south of Roanne) and a point some six and half miles beyond Digoin. Scale: '10 Lignes pour 100 Toises'. Compass roses. 17 sheets and title sheet, each about 60 cm x 94 cm.
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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 78/1046; WO 38/76; WOD 76
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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)
- French
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 volume(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 64.5 cm x 52cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:8640
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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 1252.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4561932/
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MPH 1
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