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'Mediterranean Cyprus'. Admiralty chart 2074: surveyed by Captain Thomas Graves,...
Catalogue reference: MPHH 1/417
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This record is about the 'Mediterranean Cyprus'. Admiralty chart 2074: surveyed by Captain Thomas Graves,... dating from 1851-1874 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 1/417
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1851-1874
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Mediterranean Cyprus'. Admiralty chart 2074: surveyed by Captain Thomas Graves, 1849; engraved by J & C Walker; published, 8 August 1851; with additions and corrections, December 1864-September 1874. Inset: maps and views of Limassol, Larnaca, Famagusta, Kyrenia and the ruins of Salamis; scales: 1:36,480. Compass roses. Coloured MS additions: 'Lazaret' at Larnaca underlined and 'Nikosia' given as alternative name for 'Leukosia'.
For details of despatches, 31 May 1849 and 21 September 1849, from Niven Kerr, British Consul in Cyprus, commenting on the work of Captain Graves and his surveyors see FO 78/802.
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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 312
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/2124
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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 2074
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 61 cm x 95 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:250000
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved; with coloured MS additions
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- 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: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 839.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4561521/
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