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Cape Colony: Cape Town (now in Cape Province, Republic of South Africa). 'Plan Showing...
Catalogue reference: MPHH 1/495
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This record is about the Cape Colony: Cape Town (now in Cape Province, Republic of South Africa). 'Plan Showing... dating from 1880-1892 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 1/495
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1880-1892
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Description (What the record is about)
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Cape Colony: Cape Town (now in Cape Province, Republic of South Africa). 'Plan Showing Railway Works at Cape Town Terminus 1880': showing streets, buildings and stores. Reference note. Scale: 1 inch to 40 feet. Compass indicator. Signed by Captain E C S Moore, Royal Engineers District Officer, West District, 17 December 1880; and Colonel F C Hassard, Commanding Royal Engineer, South Africa, to accompany his report to the Inspector General of Fortifications, 4 April 1881. Later MS additions, 1892.
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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 345
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/2221
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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)
- 72 cm x 101 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:480
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured
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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), entry 2658
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4561599/
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