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1 item (accompanying papers concerning the Turco-Italian war in the Red Sea 1911-1912)...
Catalogue reference: MPII 1/20
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This record is about the 1 item (accompanying papers concerning the Turco-Italian war in the Red Sea 1911-1912)... dating from 1855-1909 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MPII 1/20
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1855-1909
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1 item (accompanying papers concerning the Turco-Italian war in the Red Sea 1911-1912) extracted from ADM 116/1155. Red Sea. Admiralty chart with MS additions that appear to illustrate the Italian blockade around Hodeida [in the Yemen]; further pencil additions are unexplained. Reference key to abbreviations. Reference table to tides. Scale: 1 inch to 35 miles. Compass roses. Engraved by Edward Weller. Published at the Admiralty 1 June 1855. Corrections 1886 to 1909.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- Admiralty Chart 2523
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 100 cm x 64.5 cm
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- Engraved
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- Open Document, Open Description
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