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Cape Colony. 'Military Survey of Hottentot Holland with the Country about Gordon's...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1252
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This record is about the Cape Colony. 'Military Survey of Hottentot Holland with the Country about Gordon's... 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 1/1252
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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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Cape Colony. 'Military Survey of Hottentot Holland with the Country about Gordon's Bay ...': map (of territory now in Western Cape province, South Africa), showing rivers and roads, and estates with their proprietors' names. Scale: 4 inches to 1 mile. Compass indicator. Surveyed by Lieutenant Smart, Royal Engineers, December 1806, on the orders of Captain Carmichael Smith, Commanding Royal Engineer. A note states that the map was prepared for the Inspector General of Fortifications.
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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 78/818
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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)
- 99 cm x 124 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:15840
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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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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 2478
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560279/
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