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'A Map of British Honduras'. Scale: 1 inch to about 5 geographical miles. Compass...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/1817
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This record is about the 'A Map of British Honduras'. Scale: 1 inch to about 5 geographical miles. Compass... dating from 1867 in the series Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FO 925/1817
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1867
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Description (What the record is about)
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'A Map of British Honduras'. Scale: 1 inch to about 5 geographical miles. Compass indicator. Reference table to symbols used for surveyed and unsurveyed rivers, constructed roads, tracks used as roads and the limits of the Port of Belize. Compiled from surveys by J H Faber, Esquire, Crown surveyor; E L Rhys, Esquire and others and including positions on and near the North Western Frontier, ascertained by Lieutenant Abbs, Royal Navy, in 1867. Lithographer: Edward Weller, Red Lion Square, 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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 100 cm x 69 cm
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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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- 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 3942
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3818381/
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FO 925
Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans
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