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5 items extracted from ADM 123/29. (1)-(4) maps of south-western Africa (now Namibia)...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/721
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This record is about the 5 items extracted from ADM 123/29. (1)-(4) maps of south-western Africa (now Namibia)... dating from 1879 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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- MFQ 1/721
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1879
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Description (What the record is about)
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5 items extracted from ADM 123/29. (1)-(4) maps of south-western Africa (now Namibia) and (5) a map of Cape Colony (now the Cape Provinces, South Africa). (1)-(4) were approved by J Borlase Warren, Commander HMS Swallow and originally enclosed in a print of his letter dated 9 November 1879 relating to Walwich Bay (now Walvis Bay, in Namibia) and the trek Boers. Detailed descriptions are given at item level.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the original of Warren's letter see ADM 1/6487
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3983742/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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