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1 item extracted from CO 42/801. 'Pacific Ocean': map of the area between 103°E and...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1794
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from CO 42/801. 'Pacific Ocean': map of the area between 103°E and... dating from 1886-1887 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 1/1794
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1886-1887
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from CO 42/801. 'Pacific Ocean': map of the area between 103°E and 73°W, and between 72°N and 62°S. Compass indicators. Mercator's projection. Engraved by Edward Weller; published at the Admiralty, 20 May 1887 under the superintendence of Captain W J L Wharton, Royal Navy, Fellow of the Royal Society, Hydrographer. MS additions, coloured, showing French-controlled and British-controlled islands, islands proposed to be annexed by Great Britain, and the routes of [existing and proposed telegraph] cables; MS reference table; MS note on distortion due to the projection.
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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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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- Admiralty chart 2683
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 98 cm x 103 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560821/
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