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1 item (enclosure in despatch of 19 April 1839 from J Nias, Captain HMS Herald ,...
Catalogue reference: MF 1/13
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This record is about the 1 item (enclosure in despatch of 19 April 1839 from J Nias, Captain HMS Herald ,... dating from [1839] 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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MF 1/13
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Date (When the record was created)
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[1839]
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (enclosure in despatch of 19 April 1839 from J Nias, Captain HMS Herald, to Admiral Sir F S Maitland, East Indies) extracted from ADM 125/131 'South Cocos Islands in Possession of M r Ross': chart showing Horsburgh, Direction, Hare, West and Turtle islands, and several unnamed smaller islands; latitudes and longitudes; soundings, high water, coral reefs, passages through reefs, anchorage, wreck, proposed beacons and buoys; settlement and watering place. Scale: 9.1 inches to 7 [recte 6] miles. Compass indicator; magnetic variation [1839]. Drawn by P C D Bean, Master HMS Herald.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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English
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58.5 cm x 37 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
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1:24420
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Open Document, Open Description
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MF 1
Public Record Office: maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of various departments
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Public Record Office: maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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