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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United States of America: 'A Map of South Carolina and a part of Georgia ...'. In...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/5755
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This record is about the United States of America: 'A Map of South Carolina and a part of Georgia ...'. In... dating from 1757-1780 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 78/5755
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1757-1780
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Description (What the record is about)
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United States of America: 'A Map of South Carolina and a part of Georgia ...'. In four sheets. Scale: 1 inch to 5 miles. Three copies: (1) lacking the sheet containing the cartouche; (3) fully coloured; (1) and (2) only boundaries coloured. By William de Brahm, Surveyor General of South Carolina and one of the Surveyors of Georgia. Engraved by Thomas Jefferys. Published according to Act of Parliament by T Jefferys, 20 October 1757. This map is another version of the map at CO 700 Carolina/19, republished, with considerable additions from the surveys made and collected by John Stuart, HM Superintendent of Indian Affairs. By William Faden, Geographer to the King, 1780. Folded in a case with the label of the Quartermaster General's Department.
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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)
- M.84
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- M.84
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 70 cm x 62.5 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved, some 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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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 2840. Reference originally printed as PRO Library M.84: subsequently altered to WO 78/5755.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3274696/
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