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'River Thames Sheet 2 North Foreland to the Nore': chart showing the coasts of Essex...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2476
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This record is about the 'River Thames Sheet 2 North Foreland to the Nore': chart showing the coasts of Essex... dating from 1862-1880 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 78/2476
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1862-1880
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Description (What the record is about)
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'River Thames Sheet 2 North Foreland to the Nore': chart showing the coasts of Essex and Kent from Shoeburyness and Sheerness eastward, showing soundings in feet. Scale: [1 inch to about 1,500 yards]. Compass roses. Surveyed by Staff Commander E K Calver, Royal Navy, and assistants, 1862-1863; engraved by Davies and Powell; published at the Admiralty, 31 Marcy 1865; corrected to 1873; minor corrections to November 1880. Coloured MS additions show the extent of Maplin Sands and adjacent War Department artillery ranges on the sands off Shoeburyness.
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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)
- F 365
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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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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- Admiralty chart 1607
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3271420/
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WO 78
War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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