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Southern Africa. 'A Plan of the Ground from the Place of Landing of the British Troops......
Catalogue reference: MR 1/139
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This record is about the Southern Africa. 'A Plan of the Ground from the Place of Landing of the British Troops...... dating from 1806 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled 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)
- MR 1/139
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1806
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Description (What the record is about)
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Southern Africa. 'A Plan of the Ground from the Place of Landing of the British Troops... to the Lines at Cape Town... shewing the Position of Troops after Landing [on 6-7 January 1806]... also after the Action [of 8 January] ...': map of Table Bay south of Lesperds Bay (covering territory afterwards part of Cape Colony and now in Western Cape province, South Africa); an extension westward into the lower margin shows Cape Town. Reference tables to wells and springs, and to military installations; reference notes on the terrain. Compass indicator; east-south-east at the top. (Signed:) Captain William Read, Royal Staff Corps.
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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)
- WO 78/971; WO 38/1
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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)
- 66 cm x 145 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:16200
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured
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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 RecordOffice: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 2599
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559166/
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MR 1
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