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1 item (originally accompanying a letter from Admiral Kuper, 22 April 1863) extracted...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/984
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This record is about the 1 item (originally accompanying a letter from Admiral Kuper, 22 April 1863) extracted... dating from 1863 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 1/984
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1863
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (originally accompanying a letter from Admiral Kuper, 22 April 1863) extracted from FO 46/39 (folio 318). Japan. 'A rough sketch of Yokohama Tuesday April 28th /63': map showing the foreign settlement and the Japanese town, with streets, consulates, bridges, a photographic establishment, guard posts, gun boats, signal points, and a proposed assembly area. Scale: 1 inch to 140 feet. Compass indicator. Admiral Kuper's letter concerned the strategy to be used in the event of an attack on the foreign community. A reference table remains with the parent document (folios 312-313).
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 36 cm x 83 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:1680
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3984005/
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MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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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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1 item (originally accompanying a letter from Admiral Kuper, 22 April 1863) extracted...
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