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Series
Colonial Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans: Series I
Catalogue reference: CO 700
What's it about?
CO 700
This series contains the first part of the Colonial Office "old collection" of maps and plans of former Colonial territories. Many of the earlier records are manuscript maps of the North American Colonies, Canada and the West Indies.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CO 700
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans: Series I
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1595-1927
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains the first part of the Colonial Office "old collection" of maps and plans of former Colonial territories. Many of the earlier records are manuscript maps of the North American Colonies, Canada and the West Indies.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2975 flat sheets and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Copies information (Indicates existence, availability, location and format of copies)
- Microfilm copies were created as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project (1948-1997). The microfilm images have been digitised and made available online by the National Library of Australia.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4889/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: CO
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