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The World. 1 item. 'Coal and Telegraph Chart': showing telegraphs and coaling stations....
Catalogue reference: MPHH 1/454
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This record is about the The World. 1 item. 'Coal and Telegraph Chart': showing telegraphs and coaling stations.... dating from 1889 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 1/454
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1889
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Description (What the record is about)
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The World. 1 item. 'Coal and Telegraph Chart': showing telegraphs and coaling stations. Admiralty chart 1188: engraved by Edward Weller; published, 8 August 1889. Insets: Red Sea and Suez; Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea. Pencil MS additions of the names of the islands of Madeira and Madagascar. Stamped: Admiralty Chart Agent, 17 September 1889. This Admiralty chart number has been subsequently re-used for: 'England East Coast River Humber ...'.
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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 403
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/2172
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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 1188
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 71.1 cm x 113 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved; with 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4561558/
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Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of the War Office
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