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Plan of War Department property at Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now in Kwazulu/Natal,...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/713
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This record is about the Plan of War Department property at Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now in Kwazulu/Natal,... dating from 1883-1892 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MPH 1/713
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1883-1892
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Description (What the record is about)
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Plan of War Department property at Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now in Kwazulu/Natal, South Africa), showing Fort Napier and the railway. Compass indicator. Drawn by E Hills, L/Cpl RE. Signed by R Hawthorn, Lt Col CRE Natal, 25 August 1883, to accompany joint report with the CRA Natal. Pencilled additions, 1889 and 1892.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/2261
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 66 cm x 74 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:6336
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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 2997
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4562520/
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