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Southern Africa. Two maps printed on a single sheet, showing Africa south of Victoria...
Catalogue reference: MPHH 1/424
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This record is about the Southern Africa. Two maps printed on a single sheet, showing Africa south of Victoria... dating from 1876-1879 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 1/424
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1876-1879
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Description (What the record is about)
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Southern Africa. Two maps printed on a single sheet, showing Africa south of Victoria Falls. (A) 'A Map of the Gold Fields of South Eastern Africa by T. Baines, F.R.G.S. [Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society] ...'. Approximate scale: 1 inch to 35 miles [1:2,217,600]. MS colouring. (B) 'Cape Colony': showing existing and projected railways in Cape Colony (now Cape Province in the Republic of South Africa) and adjoining countries. Approximate scale: 1 inch to 46 miles [1:2,914,560]. MS colouring; MS pencil additions show site of the Battle of Rorke's Drift, 21 January 1879. Both published by Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, London; and J W C Mackay, Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony, 1 November 1876. Dimensions: (A) 79 cm x 76 cm; (B) 31 cm x 76 cm.
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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 318
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/2137
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 111 cm x 76 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Printed; with coloured MS additions
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entries 213 and 2452 (A) and 2538 (B).
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4561528/
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