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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
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New Zealand: 'Sketch Map of the Country lying between the Waipa and Horatiu Rivers...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/5706
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This record is about the New Zealand: 'Sketch Map of the Country lying between the Waipa and Horatiu Rivers... dating from [?1860]-1864 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 78/5706
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Date (When the record was created)
- [?1860]-1864
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Description (What the record is about)
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New Zealand: 'Sketch Map of the Country lying between the Waipa and Horatiu Rivers Shewing the Maori Positions at Pah te Rangi and Piko piko'. Sketch map shows terrain, rivers, paths and horse roads, Maori fortifications. No scale shown, but annotated 'N.B. In a Sketch Map which is made without any Survey the distances are not laid down but the proportions are pretty well preserved and the distances from Tula Karamia to Pikopiko is about 11 miles'. Signed by Richard Todd, FRGS. Signed by A C Cooke. Annotated: 'Copied from a tracing forwarded from the Colonial Office, A.C. Cooke 2/5/64'. Date '2/5/64' also inked in upper, left corner. Formerly in the War Office map library, under the reference: 'Oceania (New Zealand) Battles, Sieges, and Warlike Operations. 5'. Todd emigrated to New Zealand in late 1859 or early 1860; he was struck off the list of Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society in 1861, and died in 1862.
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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)
- No. of sheets: 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)
- 81 cm x 74 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Pen and ink, coloured, tracing paper
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3274647/
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