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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: Taranaki Province: 'Part of New Zealand Shewing the Coast Line between...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/5716
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This record is about the New Zealand: Taranaki Province: 'Part of New Zealand Shewing the Coast Line between... dating from 1865 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 78/5716
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1865
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Description (What the record is about)
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New Zealand: Taranaki Province: 'Part of New Zealand Shewing the Coast Line between New Plymouth and Wanganui'. Map of the coast line from Ararahae Bay to Wanganui, showing terrain (rivers, hills), towns, coastal road; land acquired by the Colonial Government at New Plymouth; British fortified posts; line of advance from Wanganui to the Waingongoro River. Scale: 4 inches to 40 miles. Latitude and longitude. January to April 1865. Lithographed at the Topographical Depot of the War Office, under the Superintendence of Lieutenant Colonel A C Cooke, Royal Engineers, Colonel Sir Henry James, Royal Engineers, FRS, Director, 1865. A War Office annotation in purple ink in upper margin reads: 'Second Edition'. Stamped in the Topographical Department, War Office, 12 August 1865. Formerly in the War Office map library, under the reference 'Oceania. New Zealand. B12 (a)'. 'Dist. 14' has been crossed out.
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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)
- 30.5 cm x 28.5 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Lithographed, with pen and ink additions; some colour
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3274657/
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