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Ravenser Odd
Ravenser Odd was a short-lived island in the mouth of the River Humber. It rose from the sea in the early 13th century and had sunk beneath the waves by 1360.
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Theodolite on pillar Isle of Harris: triangulation - view of a geodetic Tavistock...
Catalogue reference: OS 51/14
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This record is about the Theodolite on pillar Isle of Harris: triangulation - view of a geodetic Tavistock... dating from 1950 Jan 01-1968 Dec 31 in the series Ordnance Survey: Photographs and Pictorial Images. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- OS 51/14
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1950 Jan 01-1968 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Theodolite on pillar Isle of Harris: triangulation - view of a geodetic Tavistock mounted on a triangulation (trig) pillar with a beacon lamp alongside. The observer is seated to the right of the picture
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Physical Description: Colour slide
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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)
- 13
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Maps and plans
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10970481/
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OS 51
Ordnance Survey: Photographs and Pictorial Images
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