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1 item (originally filed with papers concerning the Labrador Boundary) extracted...
Catalogue reference: MPG 1/963
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This record is about the 1 item (originally filed with papers concerning the Labrador Boundary) extracted... dating from [1913-1914] 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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- MPG 1/963
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1913-1914]
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (originally filed with papers concerning the Labrador Boundary) extracted from CO 194/288. Map of the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean showing routes and distances between certain ports on the west coast of Europe and the east coast of America and showing also railways constructed and projected. Reference table. No scale given. Signed H M M Johnson, Commander RN. Drawn by F A Pridmore; additions by J Whitly Dixon, Captain RN. Lithographed by J D Potter, 145 Minories, London EC.
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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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- 35 cm x 52.5 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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