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Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/1
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Spanish Netherlands: Diksmuide (or Dixmude; now in Belgium). 'Plan de Diximude tout...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/1006/26
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This record is about the Spanish Netherlands: Diksmuide (or Dixmude; now in Belgium). 'Plan de Diximude tout... dating from 1693 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 78/1006/26
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1693
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Description (What the record is about)
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Spanish Netherlands: Diksmuide (or Dixmude; now in Belgium). 'Plan de Diximude tout ponctué comme une place entieremt rasée ...': map of the town showing the limits of the area destroyed by Duverger in 1684, the area abandoned by Dutch forces [in 1693], and Duverger's proposal to demolish the entire town and create a water barrier between the high land and a new fortified area straddling the River IJzer (or Yser). Scale: 1 inch to about 93 toises [1 inch to about 550 feet]. (Signed): Duverger, 4 February 1693. Inscribed: 'Quatrieme feuille'.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Belgium/Fortified Towns & Forts/1
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- MR 163 (17)
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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)
- 29 cm x 38 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, 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 601
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9448318/
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