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The Malta sheet of 'Plan of the Islands of Malta and Gozo' (for title see WO 78/729...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/234
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This record is about the The Malta sheet of 'Plan of the Islands of Malta and Gozo' (for title see WO 78/729... dating from 1824-1894 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 1/234
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1824-1894
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Malta sheet of 'Plan of the Islands of Malta and Gozo' (for title see WO 78/729). Compass star. Surveyed and drawn by J W Worsley, Lt RE, Royal Engineers' Office, Valletta, 1824. Outline engraved by C. Callaghan, writing by J.E Ainslie, hills by W. Archibald. Title added in MS: '2" Map of Malta Showing site proposed for a Barrack for a Reg t. of infantry on the North front Bengemma Madalena line'. Coloured MS additions. Signed by T Holden, QMSRE, chief draughtsman, and W Phillpotts, Col CRE, 14 June 1887, to accompany the CRE's report of that date. A note of 19 February 1894 cites Treasury approval of road-widening schemes; no reference to this was found in T 108/12.
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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 298
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/1182
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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)
- 96.5 cm x 66 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:31680
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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: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 2876.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4562041/
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MPH 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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