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South Africa: 'Map of the Colony of Natal Surveyed by Captain Grantham, R.E. [Royal...
Catalogue reference: CO 700/NATAL9
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This record is about the South Africa: 'Map of the Colony of Natal Surveyed by Captain Grantham, R.E. [Royal... dating from 1861-1863 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/NATAL9
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1861-1863
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Description (What the record is about)
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South Africa: 'Map of the Colony of Natal Surveyed by Captain Grantham, R.E. [Royal Engineers] F.R.G.S. ... in 1861'. Reference table. Distance table. Scale: 1 inch to 4 miles. Outline by T Kips; hills by W Wagner. Additions from the Surveyor General's Office Natal. Lithographed at the Topographical Department of the War Office, 1863. The map is accompanied by an earlier outline version printed before the lithography of the hills was available. Dimensions of maps: between 100 cm x 150 cm and 69 cm x 120 cm.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Lithographed, coloured
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 2896
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3477197/
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Colonial Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans: Series I
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