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Surrey: Richmond. Map of Richmond Common, Petersham Common and Mortlake Common, with...
Catalogue reference: WORK 32/687
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This record is about the Surrey: Richmond. Map of Richmond Common, Petersham Common and Mortlake Common, with... dating from c.1632-1638 in the series Office of Works and successors: Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens: Plans and Drawings. 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)
- WORK 32/687
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Date (When the record was created)
- c.1632-1638
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Description (What the record is about)
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Surrey: Richmond. Map of Richmond Common, Petersham Common and Mortlake Common, with parts of Roehampton, Kingston, Wimbledon and Combe, showing the extent of the 'New Park' [Richmond Park] to be enclosed by King Charles I. Also showing field names and boundaries, acreages, buildings, trees and names of landowners and occupiers. Scale: 1 inch to about 20 chains. Compass indicator. [By Nicholas Lane.] Some of the annotations are thought to be in the hand of Charles I
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a photograph of this map, see MPI 1/752/3
For a 19th-century manuscript copy of this map, see MR 1/295
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- 94 cm x 118 cm
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Transferred on 3 October 1994 from the Museum of London Library
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, on parchment, coloured. Faded.
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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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- Topics
- Maps and plans
- Royal Parks
- Forestry
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- This map was apparently transferred from the Office of Works to the London Museum (a forerunner of the current Museum of London) on long-term loan in January 1924. Its object reference number at the museum was B814.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6019998/
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WORK 32
Office of Works and successors: Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens: Plans and Drawings
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