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Mauritius. Map of the coast from Trou aux Biches to Pointe du Tombeau, showing soundings...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/36
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This record is about the Mauritius. Map of the coast from Trou aux Biches to Pointe du Tombeau, showing soundings... dating from [c.1860]-1875 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 78/36
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c.1860]-1875
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Description (What the record is about)
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Mauritius. Map of the coast from Trou aux Biches to Pointe du Tombeau, showing soundings in Turtle Bay (Baie aux Tortues) and Tombeau Bay (Baie du Tombeau). Scale: [?]3 inches to about 1 mile [part of the scale bar is missing]; an additional scale bar, in pencil, shows 1 inch to about 275 toises [approximately equivalent to 3 inches to 1 mile]. Compass indicator, in pencil. A pencilled border enclosing part of the coast seems to show the extent of a more detailed map of the environs of Tombeau and Turtle bays; [no such map has been identified among the holdings of The National Archives]. Stamped at the Royal Engineers' Office, Mauritius, 14 June 1875.
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 67 cm x 47 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:21120
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured
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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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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 1741
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3268972/
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WO 78
War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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Mauritius. Map of the coast from Trou aux Biches to Pointe du Tombeau, showing soundings...
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