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Catalogue reference: MPK 1/445
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Europe: Balkans. 'Rough sketch to illustrate Report on the general question of railways...
Catalogue reference: MPK 1/482/5
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This record is about the Europe: Balkans. 'Rough sketch to illustrate Report on the general question of railways... dating from [1875]-1876 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)
- MPK 1/482/5
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1875]-1876
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Description (What the record is about)
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Europe: Balkans. 'Rough sketch to illustrate Report on the general question of railways in Turkey in Europe, and of a journey through Bosnia': map of the area between 14° and 30°E and between 40° and 49°N, showing political boundaries, main towns, and railways open, proposed and under construction. Reference table. Lithographed by Harrison & Sons, St Martin's Lane, March 1876. Originally illustrating the print of report by H W Tyler and Henry Vignoles to Essaud Pacha, Ottoman Minister of Public Works, 3 September 1875.
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 30 cm x 36 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:3719232
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Lithographed, 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))
- 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 264. Archival reference erroneously printed as FO 385/5.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8971376/
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MPK 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 Foreign Office
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Within the series: MPK 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Europe: Balkans. 'Rough sketch to illustrate Report on the general question of railways...
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