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1 item (originally enclosed in a letter from Charles A Winchester, British Consulate,...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/991
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This record is about the 1 item (originally enclosed in a letter from Charles A Winchester, British Consulate,... dating from [1864] 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 1/991
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1864]
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (originally enclosed in a letter from Charles A Winchester, British Consulate, Kanagawa, to Rutherford Alcock, 11 March 1864) extracted from FO 262/79 (folios 131-132). Japan: Kanagawa. 'Allotment of Ground near Custom House': map, consisting of 2 sheets affixed to a single sheet, showing portions of land, with dimensions, allocated to Great Britain, United States of America, France, Netherlands, Portugal and Prussia, to be used for development; also showing a road, a boathouse and a godown [i.e. warehouse]. Scale: 1 inch to 40 feet. Compass indicator.
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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)
- 27.5 cm x 38 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:480
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3984012/
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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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