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Photograph of the Jubilee Singers
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`Index to the Ten-Mile Maps of the World.' Sheet IV, North America. Drawn on a spheroid...
Catalogue reference: OS 5/26
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This record is about the `Index to the Ten-Mile Maps of the World.' Sheet IV, North America. Drawn on a spheroid... dating from [1860] in the series Ordnance Survey: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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OS 5/26
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[1860]
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Description (What the record is about)
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`Index to the Ten-Mile Maps of the World.' Sheet IV, North America. Drawn on a spheroid projection by J.O'Farrell. 280 miles to an inch.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Engraved
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Maps and plans
- Americas
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2391595/
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OS 5
Ordnance Survey: Maps and Plans
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Ordnance Survey: Maps and Plans
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`Index to the Ten-Mile Maps of the World.' Sheet IV, North America. Drawn on a spheroid...
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