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Scotland. 'The Shetland Isles Surveyed by George Thomas Commanding H.M.S. Investigator...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/745
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This record is about the Scotland. 'The Shetland Isles Surveyed by George Thomas Commanding H.M.S. Investigator... dating from 1872 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 1/745
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1872
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Description (What the record is about)
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Scotland. 'The Shetland Isles Surveyed by George Thomas Commanding H.M.S. Investigator 1833': hydrographic chart. Scale not stated: latitudes and longitudes shown. Compass roses; magnetic variation 1871. Insets: Balta Sound; Hillswick or Urie Firth; Bressay Sound or Lerwick Harbour; and entrance to Scalloway. Engraved by J & C Walker. Published at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty, 22 March 1838. Additions to 1856. Corrections to June 1872.
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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 78/2367
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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 1118
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 87.4 cm x 67.8 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4562552/
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