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Eastern Europe: River Danube. (80) 'Sketch of Danube between Sistova [now Svishtov,...

Catalogue reference: MPK 1/485/80-81

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MPK 1/485/80-81
Date
1877
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Eastern Europe: River Danube. (80) 'Sketch of Danube between Sistova [now Svishtov, Bulgaria] and Zimnitza [now Zimnicea, Romania]. To illustrate passage by Russian Corps on 27th June 1877': map showing contour lines, terrain and place names, on either side of the Danube between Lake Suhaia and Crivina. Apparently continued eastward by MPK 1/485/85. (81) A smaller version of item 80, covering only the area between Lake Suhaia and Verasca. Scale (to both items): 6.5 inches to 6 miles. Lithographed at the Intelligence Branch, Quartermaster General's Department, 1877. Dimensions: (80) 21.5 cm x 52 cm, on sheet 33 cm x 53 cm; (81) 21 cm x 33.5 cm, on sheet 28 cm x 37 cm.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Map scale
1:58486
Physical condition
Lithographed
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 4000 (item 80 only).
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8971423/

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