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'Indian Ocean-Northern Portion': chart showing the area from the east coast of Africa...
Catalogue reference: MPHH 1/332
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This record is about the 'Indian Ocean-Northern Portion': chart showing the area from the east coast of Africa... dating from 1870 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various.... 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)
- MPHH 1/332
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1870
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Indian Ocean-Northern Portion': chart showing the area from the east coast of Africa to Indonesia. Scale: 1 inch to 1.67 degrees of latitude. Compass roses. Admiralty chart [748b]: drawn by E J Powell; engraved by Davies Bryer and company; published 15 February 1870, with corrections March-April 1871. Coloured MS annotations.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- F 237
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/2022
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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 [748b]
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 45 cm x 130 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:8500000
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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/C4561436/
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MPHH 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various...
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of the War Office
2,003 records
Within the series: MPHH 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various...
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