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'Map of the Island of Mauritius showing the District Boundaries... mountain ranges,...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/79
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This record is about the 'Map of the Island of Mauritius showing the District Boundaries... mountain ranges,... dating from 1880-1899 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 78/79
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1880-1899
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Map of the Island of Mauritius showing the District Boundaries... mountain ranges, rivers, streams... main roads... other roads... railways, the concessions of land both by the French and British Governments ...'. Reference table to symbols and abbreviations. Compass roses. Compiled, chiefly on the basis of estate maps and the government triangulation, and originally published by A Descubes, 1880; this edition engraved by Davies and Co, Craven Street, Strand, under the superintendence of Edward J Powell, chief draughtsman, and published by the Hydrographic Department of the Admiralty, 1881. Additional, MS title: 'Explanatory Route Map of Telephone Communication (Commandant's Command Lines)': coloured MS additions reflect this title. MS reference table to telephone posts and their locations; a reference note on 'Aerial Wires' has been struck through in pencil. Signed by Major General J Talbot Coke. Originally accompanying Major General Coke's letter to the Under Secretary of State for War, 6 February 1899; the letter is not filed with ths sheet.
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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)
- 131 cm x 96 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)
- 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 1525
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269015/
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WO 78
War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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