Item
Cross section of the part of the line shown in MPII 1/85/1. Scale: 1 inch to 20 feet.
Catalogue reference: MPII 1/85/2
Date: 1858
Cross section of the part of the line shown in MPII 1/85/1. Scale: 1 inch to 20 feet.
Item
North America and Arctic Ocean (area later in Northwest Territories, now Nunavut...
Catalogue reference: MPII 1/24/11
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This record is about the North America and Arctic Ocean (area later in Northwest Territories, now Nunavut... dating from 1856 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various.... 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)
- MPII 1/24/11
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1856
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Description (What the record is about)
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North America and Arctic Ocean (area later in Northwest Territories, now Nunavut Territory, Canada). Admiralty chart of the northern part of Baffin Bay, incorporating discoveries of the American Arctic Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin 1853-1855 under the command of Dr E K Kane, showing the coasts of Greenland and Baffin, Devon and Ellesmere Islands. Indigenous tribes are also shown. Scale: 1 inch to about 50 miles. Lithographed by Malby and Son. Published 14 Jan 1856.
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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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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- Admiralty Chart 2417
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 57.5 cm x 39.5 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Lithographed
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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: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 1044. Reference originally printed as MPII 24 (12): item number altered to (11).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9265872/
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MPII 1
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