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'Chart of the Gulf of Florida and Bahama Islands, with the various Passages to &...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/427
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This record is about the 'Chart of the Gulf of Florida and Bahama Islands, with the various Passages to &... dating from 1836-1840 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 78/427
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1836-1840
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Chart of the Gulf of Florida and Bahama Islands, with the various Passages to & from New Providence, drawn chiefly from the surveys & observations of Manderson, R. Owen, and De Mayne, & the Officers in the Spanish Navy ...': showing soundings. Inset views of parts of the coastline. Scale: 1 inch to about 20 miles. Compass stars. By J W Norie, Hydrographer; this edition engraved by Stephenson; published by J W Norie and Co at the Navigation Warehouse and Naval Academy, Leadenhall Street, 1 January 1836; additions to May 1840. Insets: charts of Nassau harbour and the new anchorage off the south-eastern coast of New Providence island. Scale: 1 inch to about 0.8 miles (Nassau); 1 inch to about 1.7 miles (anchorage).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- D 1
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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)
- 83.5 cm x 146 cm
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 3094
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269363/
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WO 78
War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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