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Egypt: Isthmus of Suez. 'Isthme de Suez avec le tracé du Canal des deux Mers et du...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/789/1
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- MR 1/789/1
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1855
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Description (What the record is about)
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Egypt: Isthmus of Suez. 'Isthme de Suez avec le tracé du Canal des deux Mers et du Canal Auxiliaire derivé du Nil d'après l'avant project de Mrs. Linant Bey et Mougel Bey, Ingenieurs du Vice Roi d'Egypte. 1855': map showing the proposed route of the Suez Canal. Engraved by Erhard Schièble; printed by Lemercier. Inset: 'Vue Panoramique de l'Isthme de Suez et du Canal Projeté des Deux Mers': panoramic view of the proposed canal. MS additions [?showing shipping routes]. Originally enclosed in Mr Colquhoun's [despatch] number 48, 26 April 1860.
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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)
- French
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 35 cm x 28 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:500000
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 707
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9265549/
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