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Map of the Limits of British Guiana, surveyed under Her Majesty's Commission by Robert...
Catalogue reference: CO 700/BritishGuiana22
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This record is about the Map of the Limits of British Guiana, surveyed under Her Majesty's Commission by Robert... dating from 1841 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans: Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CO 700/BritishGuiana22
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1841
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Description (What the record is about)
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Map of the Limits of British Guiana, surveyed under Her Majesty's Commission by Robert H. Schomburgk. The limits between British Guiana and Venezuela. Drawn and coloured by Robert H. Schomburgk, Demerara. [Showing western limit of British Guiana as claimed under Her Majesty's Commission. Limit as claimed by the Venezuelan Government, and the Indian Settlements.] M.S. About 6 miles to 1 inch.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This map was reproduced at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, in 1896, in connection with the settlement of the boundary with Venezuela.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- CO 700/BRITISH GUIANA22
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Maps and plans
- Americas
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3476215/
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CO 700
Colonial Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans: Series I
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