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United States of America, Alaska: Bering Sea and Strait. Chart from the Russian Marine...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/4489
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This record is about the United States of America, Alaska: Bering Sea and Strait. Chart from the Russian Marine... dating from 1844-1886 in the series Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FO 925/4489
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1844-1886
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Description (What the record is about)
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United States of America, Alaska: Bering Sea and Strait. Chart from the Russian Marine Ministry of the North Pacific and Arctic Oceans showing the Chukotsky Peninsula and the Bering Straits, in addition to the North American coastline as far south as California. Scale: 1 inch to about 140 miles. Engraved at the Hydrographic Department in 1844 and revised to 1866. Manuscript notes made by the Foreign Office: 'This chart was sent from the British Ambassador at St. Petersburg to the Foreign Office in 1867. [Enclosure R in the Hydrographer's Report dated 26th March 1886].' A hand-written note marks the boundary of Alaska as established by the treaty of 1825 between Britain and Russia. Stamped by the Admiralty Hydrographic Office, 15 November 1886.
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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)
- Russian
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 63 cm x 94 cm
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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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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 2229
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3820837/
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Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans
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