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1 item (originally enclosure number 5 in Mr Jordan's [despatch] number 79, 9 December...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/743
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This record is about the 1 item (originally enclosure number 5 in Mr Jordan's [despatch] number 79, 9 December... dating from 1898-1899 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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MR 1/743
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Date (When the record was created)
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1898-1899
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (originally enclosure number 5 in Mr Jordan's [despatch] number 79, 9 December 1899) extracted from FO 17/1390. Korea. Map, showing towns (named in Chinese characters), administrative divisions, contours, rivers, islands and sea routes; [the writing system is Chinese, but the language is probably Korean]. Reference table. Compass indicators. Inset: plan of a city. MS title, in English: 'Map of Corea showing the mining districts transferred to the imperial household department June 23rd 1898': MS additions, coloured, reflecting the title; MS reference table.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English and Korean
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
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162 cm x 88 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
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Printed, with MS colouring
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Open Document, Open Description
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MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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