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'Japan South Coast of Honshu Gulf of Tokyo or Yedo Compiled from Japanese Government...
Catalogue reference: MPZ 1/22
What’s it about?
This record is about the 'Japan South Coast of Honshu Gulf of Tokyo or Yedo Compiled from Japanese Government... dating from 1881-1948 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted from various series of records. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MPZ 1/22
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Date (When the record was created)
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1881-1948
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Japan South Coast of Honshu Gulf of Tokyo or Yedo Compiled from Japanese Government and British Admiralty surveys to 1912': electrotype plate for an Admiralty chart, showing coastal place names, roads, railways, contours and soundings. Reference table to tidal information and reference notes. Scale not shown. Compass roses. Originally engraved in 1881 and published at the Admiralty 1 November 1881; electrotype plate produced in 1931; minor corrections to 1948. Butt join plates bearing corrections are affixed to the plate. A printed proof copy of the chart is filed with the plate.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
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MPII 2; MPI 197; PRO 10/1384
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- Admiralty Chart 2657
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
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102 cm x 69 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
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Electrotyped
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4047079/
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Series information
MPZ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted from various series of records
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
61 records
Within the department: MPZ
Maps and plans extracted from records of various departments
61 records
Within the series: MPZ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted from various series of records
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