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'Map of the Eastern Frontier of the Cape Colony ...': showing the area (now chiefly...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1283
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MR 1/1283
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1856
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Map of the Eastern Frontier of the Cape Colony ...': showing the area (now chiefly in Eastern Cape province, South Africa), between Philippolis (now in Free State province), the Umzimvulu River, and Cape Saint Francis. Reference table; list of authorities used in compiling the map. Scale: 1 inch to 8 miles. Compiled by Henry Hall, Draughtsman to the Royal Engineers, Cape Town; printed by Edward Stanford. MS additions, in pencil, showing the strengths of garrisons.
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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 78/573
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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)
- 90 cm x 93 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:506880
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Printed, 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 2523
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560310/
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