Item
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/1
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Piece
Straits Settlements. 'Map of the Town and Environs of Singapore': three similar contour...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2425
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This record is about the Straits Settlements. 'Map of the Town and Environs of Singapore': three similar contour... dating from 1868-1896 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 78/2425
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1868-1896
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Description (What the record is about)
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Straits Settlements. 'Map of the Town and Environs of Singapore': three similar contour maps, also showing rivers, named streets, buildings and War Department property. Scale: 1 inch to 8 chains [10 inches to 1 mile]. Compass indicators. Items (1-2) surveyed by A Annamalai, Surveyor General's Office, Singapore, 1878; hills sketched and drawn by S de Silva; the map also bears the names of Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson, Governor of the Straits Settlements, and Major John F McNair, Colonial Engineer and Surveyor General, Straits Settlements; lithographed by [Edward] Stanford, Charing Cross. Item (3) drawn by Wajud Khan, Surveyor General's Office, Singapore, 1868; the map also bears the name of His Excellency Colonel Sir Harry St George Ord, Governor of the Straits Settlements; (signed): J Quinton, Surveyor General, Straits Settlements; lithographed by [Edward] Stanford, Charing Cross. Item (1) revised and corrected in coloured MS to 14 April 1896; item (2) bears an MS inscription stating that the map is believed to have been corrected to 1885. Dimensions between 43 cm x 73 cm and 52.5 cm x 85 cm.
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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)
- WO: F. Torn off
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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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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:6336
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3271369/
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WO 78
War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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