The story of
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.
Series
Ordnance Survey: Trigonometrical and Levelling Divisions: Magnetic Surveys
Catalogue reference: OS 6
What's it about?
OS 6
This series contains records of magnetic surveys undertaken by G W Walker and H L P Jolly. The records consist of three types of books: Descriptions of stations, containing locating details for the magnetic survey stations.Computation books,...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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OS 6
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ordnance Survey: Trigonometrical and Levelling Divisions: Magnetic Surveys
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Date (When the record was created)
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1914-1933
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records of magnetic surveys undertaken by G W Walker and H L P Jolly. The records consist of three types of books:
- Descriptions of stations, containing locating details for the magnetic survey stations.
- Computation books, containing computations to find the geographical co-ordinates and azimuths for the magnetic survey stations.
- Calculation books, containing calculations to obtain the magnetic variations of specific points in Great Britain.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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12 volume(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Maps and plans
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11424/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
278,790 records
Within the department: OS
Records of the Ordnance Survey of Great Britain
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Ordnance Survey: Trigonometrical and Levelling Divisions: Magnetic Surveys
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