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Australia, NW Coast: Western Australia: Dampiers Archipelago and Geographe Bay to...
Catalogue reference: ADM 344/1736
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This record is about the Australia, NW Coast: Western Australia: Dampiers Archipelago and Geographe Bay to... dating from 1843 Jan 01 - 1879 Dec 31 in the series Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views. 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)
- ADM 344/1736
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1843 Jan 01 - 1879 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Australia, NW Coast: Western Australia: Dampiers Archipelago and Geographe Bay to Hamelin Bay; four items on one sheet: item 1, 'NW Coast of New Holland Between Dampier's Archipelago and Depuch Island' by JCW, Captain Stokes, c1843: item 2, 'View A' showing 'Freycinet Point' to 'Hamelin Island'; item 3, reduction of item 2; item 4, 'View D' showing 'Casuarina Point' (Geographe Bay or Koombanah Bay) by Staff Cdr W E Archdeacon, c1877 to 1879
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Item 1, pencil with wash; items 2-4, pen and ink
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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)
- Folio 6B, item 74, page 75; Australia Pilot vol. V (Nautical Papers 17), pages 392-474
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11440784/
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ADM 344
Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views
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