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1 item (originally enclosed in a letter concerning the construction of a new Consular...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/980
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This record is about the 1 item (originally enclosed in a letter concerning the construction of a new Consular... dating from [1859] 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 1/980
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1859]
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (originally enclosed in a letter concerning the construction of a new Consular residence, 12 December 1859) extracted from FO 262/4 (folio 50). Japan: Yezo (now Hokkaido): Hakodate. 'Plan of Consulate given in by H M Consul General': showing rooms, including the servants' quarters and the stable, with measurements. Scale: 1 inch to about 10 feet (calculated). Endorsed with the same title as on the face.
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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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- 27.5 cm x 56.5 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3984001/
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MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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