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Guyana. 'Sketch map of British Guiana by Sir Robert H. Schomburgk' illustrating the...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/1291
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- FO 925/1291
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1886
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Description (What the record is about)
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Guyana. 'Sketch map of British Guiana by Sir Robert H. Schomburgk' illustrating the British, Brazilian and Venezuelan boundary claims. The boundary lines as suggested by Lord R Grosvenor and Sir James Longden are inserted. Scale: 1 inch to about 45 miles. Harrison and Sons, lithographers, St Martin's Lane.
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 27 cm x 34 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Lithographed, coloured boundaries
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Maps and plans
- Americas
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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 4325
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3817860/
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