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1 item extracted from FO 46/225. 'Korean Archipelago Southern Portion': map covering...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/320
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from FO 46/225. 'Korean Archipelago Southern Portion': map covering... dating from 1845-1877 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MFQ 1/320
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1845-1877
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from FO 46/225. 'Korean Archipelago Southern Portion': map covering the area between 32°35' and 35°10'N and between 124°50' and 129°25'E, showing the islands to the south and south-west of the Korean peninsula, including Quelpart (now Cheju), and the Japansese Goto and Tsushima islands, with soundings in fathoms. Compass indicators. Surveyed 1845-1863; drawn by E J Powell, Hydrographic Office, under the direction of Captain R Hoskyn; engraved by Davies Bugler and Co; published by the Admiralty, 30 June 1871; corrected to January 1873; additions made January 1876. MS additions, coloured, marking features discussed in an Admiralty letter, 16 February 1877. A separate, unnumbered, sheet filed with the map, bears the note: 'This enclosure should have accompanied Admiralty letter of yesterday, 16 Feb /77, Relative to Survey of Korean archipelago by H.M.S "Sylvia". 17th February 1877'.
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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)
- English
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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- Admiralty Chart 104
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3983341/
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MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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