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France. A circular map of the area between Parthenay, Lusignan, Saint-Jean-d'Angély,...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/1037/34
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This record is about the France. A circular map of the area between Parthenay, Lusignan, Saint-Jean-d'Angély,... dating from 1636 or later 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 78/1037/34
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1636 or later
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Description (What the record is about)
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France. A circular map of the area between Parthenay, Lusignan, Saint-Jean-d'Angély, La Rochelle and Luçon, showing 'élection' boundaries, principal roads, rivers and bridges, forests, and named towns and villages, many represented by perspective drawings of churches and other buildings; eleven concentric circles each represent a distance of one French league from Niort, in the centre. The map continues south-eastward beyond the outermost circle to the River Charente. Decorative views of ships, castles, etc. Reference note on 'châtellanies' (i.e. 'castellanies' or areas under the governorship of a local castle) and other administrative divisions as of 1636. Scale: 1 inch to about 1 French league. Compass rose with four cardinal points labelled; east at the top. Painted by F Granier.
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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)
- France/Cities & Towns/1
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- MPH 123C
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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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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured, on parchment
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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 967
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9448426/
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War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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