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Mauritius. 'Port Louis': map showing forts, railway lines, streets, and soundings...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/3
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This record is about the Mauritius. 'Port Louis': map showing forts, railway lines, streets, and soundings... dating from 1877-1892 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. 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)
- WO 78/3
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1877-1892
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Description (What the record is about)
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Mauritius. 'Port Louis': map showing forts, railway lines, streets, and soundings in fathoms. Compass rose. Surveyed by Navigating Lieutenant J E Coghlan, 1877; published by the Admiralty, 20 February 1878. Coloured MS additions showing telephone communications between the telephone exchange and the guard rooms at Fort George and in the Line Barracks. Signed by Sergeant F A Beale, Royal Engineers; and Lieutenant Colonel W J Galwey, Royal Engineers, 23 November 1892.
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- Admiralty chart 713
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 63 cm x 45 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:9080
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 1697
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3268939/
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WO 78
War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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