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Île de France (now Mauritius): Mahébourg. 'Plan du Bourg Mahé fait d'après les arpentages...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/69
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This record is about the Île de France (now Mauritius): Mahébourg. 'Plan du Bourg Mahé fait d'après les arpentages... dating from 1806-1875 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 78/69
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1806-1875
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Description (What the record is about)
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Île de France (now Mauritius): Mahébourg. 'Plan du Bourg Mahé fait d'après les arpentages et [p]lacements de bornes ...': street map, showing numbered land lots. Scale: 1 inch to about 31.25 toises. Compass indicator. Produced under the direction of Mr Malavois, Chief Surveyor; signed by Mr Chevalier, Sworn Land Surveyor; dated 24 August 1806. A note, in English, states that the Government Surveyor referred to this map when he witnessed the laying of the War Department boundary stones in June 1859. 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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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English and French
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 62 cm x 52 cm
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- MS
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- 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 1582
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269005/
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