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Map of British Guiana, compiled from the Surveys executed under Her Majesty's Commission...
Catalogue reference: CO 700/BritishGuiana34
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This record is about the Map of British Guiana, compiled from the Surveys executed under Her Majesty's Commission... dating from 1875 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/BritishGuiana34
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1875
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Description (What the record is about)
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Map of British Guiana, compiled from the Surveys executed under Her Majesty's Commission from 1841 to 1844, and under the direction of the Royal Geographical Society fron 1835 to 1839, by Sir R. H. Schomburgk; revised and corrected to the present time by C. Chalmers, Esq, Crown Surveyor of the Colony, and J. G. Sawkins, Esq., Director of the Geological Survey of the West Indies and British Guiana, with additions by Charles B. Brown, Esq. Engraved under the superintendence of William Walker, Esq. About 10 miles to 1 inch. Author, Publisher, etc: Stanford, E., London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The boundary shown on this map was incorrect, and it was accordingly withdrawn from circulation, and a new edition issued. See CO700 British Guiana 35 Author, Publisher, etc Stanford, E. See also CO 700/British Guiana 76
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- CO 700/BRITISH GUIANA34
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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CO 700
Colonial Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans: Series I
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