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ENTERPRIZE: Log kept by R Collinson. Surveying Arctic and North America
Catalogue reference: ADM 55/47
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This record is about the ENTERPRIZE: Log kept by R Collinson. Surveying Arctic and North America dating from 1853 July 1-1855 May 24 in the series Admiralty: Supplementary Logs and Journals of Ships on Exploration. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- ADM 55/47
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1853 July 1-1855 May 24
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Description (What the record is about)
- ENTERPRIZE: Log kept by R Collinson. Surveying Arctic and North America
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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ADM 55
Admiralty: Supplementary Logs and Journals of Ships on Exploration
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