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1 item (originally enclosed with a memorandum by E Hertslet, 28 December 1878) extracted...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/889
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This record is about the 1 item (originally enclosed with a memorandum by E Hertslet, 28 December 1878) extracted... dating from [1878] 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 1/889
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1878]
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1 item (originally enclosed with a memorandum by E Hertslet, 28 December 1878) extracted from FO 12/52 (folio 84). South-east Asia. Map of Sarawak and Sabah (now in the Malaysian Federation; also showing territory now in Brunei and Indonesia). Reference table. Lithographed by Harrison & Sons. MS additions, coloured, showing areas ceded to Rajah Brooke in 1853 and 1861, and areas that he asked for in 1868, 1876 and 1878. Endorsed: 'Map of Borneo shewing the position of Sarawak'.
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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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- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 29.5 cm x 39.5 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3983910/
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MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of various departments held...
6,070 records
Within the series: MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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