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Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/1
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France: Cherbourg. Panoramic watercolour view of the town and adjacent coast, showing...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/1078/7/71
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This record is about the France: Cherbourg. Panoramic watercolour view of the town and adjacent coast, showing... dating from [? late 19th century] 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 78/1078/7/71
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? late 19th century]
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Description (What the record is about)
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France: Cherbourg. Panoramic watercolour view of the town and adjacent coast, showing forts on the breakwater, principal features, with a separate drawing of the breakwater at a larger scale; on eight joined sheets, with space for a ninth sheet. The harbour seems to be depicted as it was after its enlargement in 1889.
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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)
- MPH 147H (2); WO 78/1078/71
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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)
- 11 cm x 280 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 1155. Reference erroneously printed as WO 78/1078/68
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9448531/
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WO 78
War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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