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'A New Map of France divided into Metropolitan Circles and Departments agreeable...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/269
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This record is about the 'A New Map of France divided into Metropolitan Circles and Departments agreeable... dating from [1794] 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 1/269
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1794]
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Description (What the record is about)
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'A New Map of France divided into Metropolitan Circles and Departments agreeable to the Decree of the National Assembly 1790': a fragment, showing area approximately between 51°N and 49°N. Published 26 May 1794, by John Fairburn, 146 Minories, London: this information no longer appears on the map, but is taken from the description in the War Office docket book.
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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 78/1650A
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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)
- About 20 cm x 70 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:1520640
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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 978.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4562076/
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MPH 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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'A New Map of France divided into Metropolitan Circles and Departments agreeable...
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