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'Theatre of War': map showing Japanese lines of advance in the Shan Tung peninsula,...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/431
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This record is about the 'Theatre of War': map showing Japanese lines of advance in the Shan Tung peninsula,... dating from 1896 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 1/431
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1896
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Theatre of War': map showing Japanese lines of advance in the Shan Tung peninsula, Manchuria and Korea. Reference table. Insets: 'Sketch to illustrate the Japanese attack on Port Arthur on 21st November 1894' and 'Sketch to illustrate the Japanese attack on Wei Hai Wei on 30th January 1895', both at scale 1:200,000. Compass indicators. Lithographed at the Intelligence Division, War Office, August 1896.
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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 78/4987
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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)
- IDWO 1188
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 45.5 cm x 33.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:2914560
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4562238/
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MPH 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the War Office
3,799 records
Within the series: MPH 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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