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1 item (originally enclosed in a letter from the Admiralty, 10 August 1895) extracted...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/866
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This record is about the 1 item (originally enclosed in a letter from the Admiralty, 10 August 1895) extracted... dating from 1885-1895 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 1/866
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1885-1895
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (originally enclosed in a letter from the Admiralty, 10 August 1895) extracted from CO 91/411. 'Gibraltar': map showing terrain, buildings, roads and soundings. Reference notes to tidal steams and soundings. Compass roses. Coastline and topography taken from Ordnance Survey maps, 1869; surveyed by Captain P Aldrich, assisted by Lieutenants A Havergal, C J Baker, H B Anson and W Richardson, HMS Sylvia, 1885; engraved by Edward Weller; published at the Admiralty, 12 June 1886; small corrections 1894, 1895. MS additions, coloured, showing proposed new moles and their approximate cost. Marked: '11210. C.L.F. 29.7.95'.
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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 144
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 66 cm x 49 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:12140
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 2023.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3983887/
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