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
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New Zealand: Auckland Province: 'Map of Part of the Northern Island of New Zealand...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/5709
What’s it about?
This record is about the New Zealand: Auckland Province: 'Map of Part of the Northern Island of New Zealand... dating from 1863-1864 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 78/5709
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1863-1864
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Description (What the record is about)
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New Zealand: Auckland Province: 'Map of Part of the Northern Island of New Zealand Shewing the Scene of the Military Operations of 1863-4'. Map shows terrain (rivers, hills); towns, harbours; military roads, British fortified posts; land acquired by the Colonial government at New Plymouth. Scale: 5 inches to 5 miles. Latitude and longitude. A printed note reads: 'This Map is Compiled principally from the Admiralty Charts, Sketches by Col. [Colonel] Gamble, D.Q.M.G. and a "Map of the Seat of War, Province of Auckland," received from the Colony. As the greater part of the Colony is quite unsurveyed, the accuracy of portions of the map cannot be relied on'. Sheet embossed with Royal arms. Lithographed at the Topographical Depot of the War Office, 1864. Manuscript addition, edged in red, shows area of confiscated Maori land. Formerly in the War Office map library, under the reference: 'Oceania. (New Zealand.) Battles, Sieges and Warlike Operations. 7'.
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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)
- 90.5 cm x 64 cm
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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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3274650/
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War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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