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'Mauritius. Plan of the District of Grand Port and its Environs compiled from the...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/60
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- WO 78/60
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1876
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Mauritius. Plan of the District of Grand Port and its Environs compiled from the Government Triangulation, estate plans, & c. & c. by M Connal, surveyor general, 11th April 1876, A. Descubes, acting draughtsman ...': map showing roads, railways, villages, triangulation points, and important religious and secular buildings. The sheet also bears a longitudinal section of the proposed railway line between Rose Belle and Souillac. Reference table. Lithographed and published by William Crook, [Bourbon Street, Port Louis].
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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)
- 49 cm x 52 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:63360
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Lithographed, 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 1574
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3268996/
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War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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