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1 item extracted from ADM 1/5681. Admiralty chart of the west coast of Africa, with...
Catalogue reference: MPI 1/488
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from ADM 1/5681. Admiralty chart of the west coast of Africa, with... dating from 1848-1877 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 1/488
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1848-1877
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from ADM 1/5681. Admiralty chart of the west coast of Africa, with 7 views of the coastline, illustrating the French claim to Cutunu (Cotonou). Scale: 1 inch to 4 sea miles. Compass rose. Surveyed by H M Denham, Capt RN, and others 1846. Engraved by J & C Walker. Published 10 May 1848. Corrections to 1877. MS additions show how HMS Hecate ran ashore on the bar at Lagos in 1856.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For other items extracted from ADM 1/5681 see MPI 1/106 MPI 1/107
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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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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- Admiralty Chart 1861
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 47 cm x 63 cm
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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 376
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4047689/
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