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North America: map. 'Carta Esférica de los Reconcimientos hechos en la Costa N.O....
Catalogue reference: FO 925/1554
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This record is about the North America: map. 'Carta Esférica de los Reconcimientos hechos en la Costa N.O.... dating from 1792-1872 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 925/1554
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1792-1872
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Description (What the record is about)
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North America: map. 'Carta Esférica de los Reconcimientos hechos en la Costa N.O. de América en 1791, y 92, por las Goletas Sutil, y Mexicana y otros Busques de S.M.'. Compass indicator. Map number 2 from the 'Atlas para el viago de las Goletas sutil y Mexicana al reconocimiento del Estrecho de Juan de Fuca en 1792', published in 1802. Engraved by Cardano. Signed by Major General Henry James, Director General, Ordnance Survey, 5 September 1871. Printed by the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, 1872.
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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)
- Spanish
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved
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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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- Topics
- International
- Maps and plans
- Americas
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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 361
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3818118/
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Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans
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