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'Map of Central America, showing the different lines of Atlantic and Pacific Communication...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/1318
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This record is about the 'Map of Central America, showing the different lines of Atlantic and Pacific Communication... dating from 1850 in the series Foreign Office: Library: 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)
- FO 925/1318
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1850
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Map of Central America, showing the different lines of Atlantic and Pacific Communication by James Wyld'. Shows proposed routes: from San Juan del Norte Realejo, from San Juan del Norte to San Juan del Sur, from Chagres to Panama across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Sections through these routes and section through the River Colorado. Scale of map: 1 inch to 48 miles. Key to distances. Inset geological map of the area round the Chagres-Panama route. Scale of inset: 1 inch to 5.5 miles. Quibo Island, off the south coast of Panama, is circled in blue pencil. Published 21 January 1850 by James Wyld, London
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved, 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 3890
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3817887/
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Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans
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