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Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). 'Indian Ocean Ceylon South Coast...': showing soundings....
Catalogue reference: MPHH 1/297
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- MPHH 1/297
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1858
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). 'Indian Ocean Ceylon South Coast...': showing soundings. Natural scale: 1:302,000. Compass roses. Admiralty chart 813; surveyed by Mr T H Twynam, master attendant at Point De Galle 1833; with additions by Mr James Stewart, Master RN; and further variations, 1857. Engraved by J and C Walker; published 25 January 1858. Insets: Charts of Colombo, Dodandowe Bay, Kirinde Road and Belligam Bay. Scale: 3 inches to 1 nautical mile [1:24,320]
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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 78/1937
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- 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 813
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 63 cm x 96.5 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4561401/
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