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Greece, Turkey, Albania: 'Laurie's Chart of the Coasts of Greece; and the Archipelago,...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/3372
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This record is about the Greece, Turkey, Albania: 'Laurie's Chart of the Coasts of Greece; and the Archipelago,... dating from 1835-1886 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 925/3372
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1835-1886
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Description (What the record is about)
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Greece, Turkey, Albania: 'Laurie's Chart of the Coasts of Greece; and the Archipelago, Including the Ionian Islands, with Particular Plans of the Principal Harbours'. Scale: 1 inch to 11 sea miles. Compass roses. Drawn from the surveys of Captains William H Smyth FRS, Royal Navy; Richard Copeland, Royal Navy, and Commander Thomas Graves FRGS, Royal Navy. By Isaac Purdy. The chart shows the telegraph cables and stations belonging to the Turkish and Greek Governments and to the Eastern Telegraph Company. Manuscript reference table. Insets: 'Corfu Road', 'The Strait of Khios', 'Marmarice and Karagatch Harbours', 'Port Argostoli', 'Zante Bay', 'Gulf of Smyrna', 'Town and Ports of Rhodes', 'The Gulfs of Makry and Skopea', and 'Tenedos'. Surveyed by Smyth, Copeland and Graves at various dates between 1835 and 1842. Published by R H Laurie, Fleet St, London. Corrected 1885. Filed with a copy of letter from James Anderson, Managing Director of Eastern Telegraph Ltd, London, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, 10 May 1886.
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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)
- 119 cm x 92 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:696960
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved, with coloured MS additions
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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: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 2228.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3819736/
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