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1 extract from CAB 5/2. 'Island of St. Helena from a Survey by Captain Edmund Palmer,...
Catalogue reference: MPI 1/385
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This record is about the 1 extract from CAB 5/2. 'Island of St. Helena from a Survey by Captain Edmund Palmer,... dating from 1852-1908 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 1/385
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1852-1908
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 extract from CAB 5/2. 'Island of St. Helena from a Survey by Captain Edmund Palmer, Royal Artillery, 1852': map. Inset: 'View of the Island from off James Bay Anchorage'. Compass roses. Engraved by Davies & Company. Published 12 November 1879. Corrected to May 1908.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another copy corrected to 1880, see FO 925/869
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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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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- Admiralty Chart 1771
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 64 cm x 81 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:25210
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 3587
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4047586/
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