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Ordnance Survey International Library: International Boundary Archive

Catalogue reference: OS 62

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OS 62

This collection contains international boundary survey data, maps, correspondence and files.

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Reference
OS 62
Title
Ordnance Survey International Library: International Boundary Archive
Date
1879-2003
Description

This collection contains international boundary survey data, maps, correspondence and files.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Colonial Office, Directorate of Colonial Surveys, 1946-1957
  • Colonial Office, Directorate of Overseas Surveys, 1957-1961
  • Ordnance Survey of Great Britain, Boundaries Branch, 1849-1849
  • Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey International, 1991-1991
  • Ordnance Survey, Overseas Surveys Directorate, 1985-1991
Physical description
219 file(s)
Access conditions
Open
Immediate source of acquisition

In 2019 Ordnance Survey

Subjects
Topics
Archives and libraries
Maps and plans
Accruals
No further accruals are anticipated
Administrative / biographical background

The Ordnance Survey Internation Collection was created in 1946 and was part of the Colonial Office's Directorate of Colonial Surveys. It was subsequently renamed the Directorate of Overseas Surveys in 1957. In 1984, the Directorate of Overseas Surveys was merged with the Ordnance Survey and became the Overseas Surveys Directorate. In 1991 it was renamend Ordnance Survey International. In 2001, Ordnance Survey International disbanded. Following a review in 2002, Ordnance Survey decided that the Ordnance Survey International Library was no longer needed for operational purposes.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16943867/

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