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Bahamas: New Providence: Nassau. Two copies of a chart of the harbour area, showing...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/425
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- WO 78/425
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1841-[?1850]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Bahamas: New Providence: Nassau. Two copies of a chart of the harbour area, showing soundings in feet. Inset views of the coast. Compass indicators. Surveyed by Commander Edward Barnett, Royal Navy, HMS Thunder, 1841; engraved by J and C Walker; published at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty, 1 August 1842; corrected to 1847. Pencilled additions to item (1) showing a defence work, with related notes; dated 8 November 1849 and 2 December [?1850].
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- D 1
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- 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 1452
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- 1:4150
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- Open Document, Open Description
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