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Argentina: Santa Fe. 'Fourteen plans of colonies in the provinces of Santa Fé' showing...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/1799B
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This record is about the Argentina: Santa Fe. 'Fourteen plans of colonies in the provinces of Santa Fé' showing... dating from 1889-1891 in the series Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FO 925/1799B
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1889-1891
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Argentina: Santa Fe. 'Fourteen plans of colonies in the provinces of Santa Fé' showing numbered lots, railways, tramways, squares. Keys to public buildings and natural features. Reference notes for prospective buyers on position, communications, climate, topography, occupations, size and price of lots and tax exemptions. Compass indicators. Surveyed by its Department of Colonies for the Banco Colonizador Nacional of Buenos Aires. Each plan bears the names of two of the Department's Officials and the surveys were made by Henry Foster and F Wiggin. Lithographed by Mariano Moreno.
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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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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Lithographed, coloured
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- 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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- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 4172
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3818363/
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FO 925
Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans
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