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1 item extracted from FO 18/56 (folio 323). Map of the Pacific coast of Colombia...
Catalogue reference: MPK 1/106
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from FO 18/56 (folio 323). Map of the Pacific coast of Colombia... dating from Dec 1828 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MPK 1/106
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Date (When the record was created)
- Dec 1828
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from FO 18/56 (folio 323). Map of the Pacific coast of Colombia between Porto Pino and Saldinas Bay, showing Antioquia, Bogotà and Quito. Scale: 1 inch to about 9 miles. Drawn by James Henderson, Consul General at Bogotà, 'From Manuscript Maps and Writings, the Geographical observations of Senor Caldas, and the verbal Relations of persons well acquainted with the Country'.
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 94.2 cm x 70.6 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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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 4239
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3980127/
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MPK 1
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