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Two sets (original and duplicate) of notes and drawings of lighthouses in the Bahamas...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/274
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This record is about the Two sets (original and duplicate) of notes and drawings of lighthouses in the Bahamas... dating from 1833 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MPH 1/274
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1833
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Description (What the record is about)
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Two sets (original and duplicate) of notes and drawings of lighthouses in the Bahamas designed by Walker & Burges, civil engineers, 23 Great George Street, Westminster, with a location map. MPH 1/274/1-8 are the originals; MPH 1/274/9-15 are the copies. All the drawings of the lights were stamped at the Board of Ordnance and in the office of the Inspector General of Fortifications. Detailed descriptions are given at item level.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Treasury papers about lighthouses in the Bahamas are in T 1/3912 T 1/3912
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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)
- G 392
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/1263
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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