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Portugal: Bussaco (Buçaco). 'Battle of Busaco. General Position of the French and...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/1004/1/6
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This record is about the Portugal: Bussaco (Buçaco). 'Battle of Busaco. General Position of the French and... dating from 1810 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. 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)
- WO 78/1004/1/6
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1810
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Description (What the record is about)
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Portugal: Bussaco (Buçaco). 'Battle of Busaco. General Position of the French and Allied Armies on the 26th Septr. 1810'; and 'The Attack 27th Septr. 1810': two relief maps on one sheet. Headings for reference tables appear but the entries identifying the lettered points have not been filled in. Scale: 3 inches to 1 mile.
These maps were subsequently printed and published by James Wyld in Maps & Plans Showing the Principal Movements, Battles & Sieges... during the War from 1808 to 1814 ..., London, [1840].
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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)
- MR 650 (6); WO 78/1004/43
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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)
- 77 cm x 101 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:21120
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured. Faded
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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 3834. Extract reference originally printed as MR 650/6; document subsequently reverted to WO 78/1004/1/6
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9448309/
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