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2 items, numbered 3 and 5, (originally annexed to a report from David Gill, Her Majesty's...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/2072
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This record is about the 2 items, numbered 3 and 5, (originally annexed to a report from David Gill, Her Majesty's... dating from 1894-1895 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 1/2072
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1894-1895
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Description (What the record is about)
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2 items, numbered 3 and 5, (originally annexed to a report from David Gill, Her Majesty's Astronomer, Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, to the Governor and High Commissioner Sir Henry Sachs, 16 March 1895) extracted from CO 417/153. Detailed descriptions are given at item level. Gill's report was enclosed in Colonial Office despatch number 6065: 'South Africa... Western Boundary of B Bech.d [British Bechuanaland]', 19 March 1895.
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Item 3 follows item 5
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For items numbered (1)-(2), (4), (6) see MFQ 1/906
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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