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Japan: Edo (now Tokyo). 'Iedo': pictorial panorama of the city, with countryside...
Catalogue reference: MPI 1/409/3
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This record is about the Japan: Edo (now Tokyo). 'Iedo': pictorial panorama of the city, with countryside... dating from [late 17th century] 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)
- MPI 1/409/3
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Date (When the record was created)
- [late 17th century]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Japan: Edo (now Tokyo). 'Iedo': pictorial panorama of the city, with countryside and human figures in the foreground. Reference tables to numbered buildings, identifying the Emperor's palace, other palaces, temples and government offices. [Many of the descriptions in the reference tables are inaccurate. For instance, the 'Emperor's palace' is probably the Shogun's castle.]
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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)
- PRO 30/33/23/9
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- Dutch and English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 29 cm x 77 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved
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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/C9264988/
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MPI 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of departments not assigned...
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Within the series: MPI 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Within the piece: MPI 1/409
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