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'The Third Sheet of an Actual Topographical Survey of the County of Sussex, by T....
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/244
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This record is about the 'The Third Sheet of an Actual Topographical Survey of the County of Sussex, by T.... dating from 1783 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 1/244
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1783
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Description (What the record is about)
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'The Third Sheet of an Actual Topographical Survey of the County of Sussex, by T. Yeakell & W. Gardner, Surveyors'. Map in two sheets of area between Ovingdean and Eastbourne, and inland to Little Horstead and Heathfield: shows topography (hill shading), waterways, fields, roads; parishes, tithings, hamlets and farms distinguished typographically. Scale: 2 inches to 1 mile. Compass star. Four sheets: (1) west sheet; (2) east sheet; (3) east sheet; (4) west sheet. Engraved by T Yeakell. Published 1783.
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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)
- X 53/19
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/1205
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 83.8 cm x 68.6 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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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), entries 1867 and 1868. Entry 1867 relates to MPH 1/244/1 and 2 (reference printed as MPH 244 (1)); entry 1868 relates to MPH 1/244/3 and 4 (reference printed as MPH 244 (2)).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4562051/
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MPH 1
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