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Gold Coast (now Ghana). 'Plan showing the position of the Meridian line set out at...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/826/5
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This record is about the Gold Coast (now Ghana). 'Plan showing the position of the Meridian line set out at... dating from 1891 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled 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)
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MR 1/826/5
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Date (When the record was created)
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1891
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Description (What the record is about)
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Gold Coast (now Ghana). 'Plan showing the position of the Meridian line set out at Axim'; the line passes though the parade ground to the east of Fort Saint Anthony. Scale: 1 inch to about 100 feet. North and south points. Signed: George E Ferguson, 18 May 1891. Originally enclosed in Gold Coast despatch number 311, 17 September 1891.
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
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32 cm x 19 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
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1:1200
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
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MS, coloured, on tracing cloth
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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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 1067
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9265266/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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