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1 item extracted from CO 583/7. Nigeria. Drawing number EB 4: 'Nigerian Eastern Railway....
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1764
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from CO 583/7. Nigeria. Drawing number EB 4: 'Nigerian Eastern Railway.... dating from 1914 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 1/1764
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1914
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from CO 583/7. Nigeria. Drawing number EB 4: 'Nigerian Eastern Railway. Contour Plan of Port Harcourt shewing layout': also showing roads, named buildings, the Bonny River and contours. Scale: 1 inch to 400 feet. Compass star. Unexplained MS additions, coloured.
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 68 cm x 132 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:4800
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Printed, coloured, on linen
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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 2190
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560791/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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