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'Sketch map of the Middle East': map showing railways, oil pipe line, Imperial Airways...
Catalogue reference: MPI 1/464/5
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This record is about the 'Sketch map of the Middle East': map showing railways, oil pipe line, Imperial Airways... dating from 1938 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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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MPI 1/464/5
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Date (When the record was created)
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1938
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Sketch map of the Middle East': map showing railways, oil pipe line, Imperial Airways route, German air route, international boundaries and overland reinforcement route. Reference table. Published at the War Office, 1938.
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- GSGS 4062Ab
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
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1:10000000
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
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Printed, coloured
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8970344/
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Series information
MPI 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
2,227 records
Within the department: MPI
Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of departments not assigned...
2,227 records
Within the series: MPI 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
8 records
Within the piece: MPI 1/464
7 items extracted from CAB 16/183A. Detailed descriptions are given at item level.
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'Sketch map of the Middle East': map showing railways, oil pipe line, Imperial Airways...
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