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1 item (illustrating the log of HMS Resolution, Captain James Cook, 1772-1775) extracted...
Catalogue reference: MPI 1/91
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This record is about the 1 item (illustrating the log of HMS Resolution, Captain James Cook, 1772-1775) extracted... dating from [1773] 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)
- MPI 1/91
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1773]
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (illustrating the log of HMS Resolution, Captain James Cook, 1772-1775) extracted from ADM 55/108. Argentina. Chart of the south coast of Tierra del Fuego and Staten Island (now Isla de los Estados), showing the course of HMS Resolution round Cape Horn in 1773; also showing soundings. Scale: 1 inch to 16 miles. Insets: (i) Christmas Sound, scale: 1 inch to 4 miles; (ii) New Year's Harbour, scale: 1 inch to 1 mile. Compass indicators to both insets. ORDER THIS DOCUMENT AS MPI 1/85.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For other items extracted from ADM 55/108 see MFQ 1/533
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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)
- 45 cm x 63 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:1013760
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS
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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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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 4173
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4047292/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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