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 Polar Sea. Circular Admiralty chart with the North Pole at the centre and extending...
Catalogue reference: MPII 1/24/12
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MPII 1/24/12
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1835-1849
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Description (What the record is about)
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North Polar Sea. Circular Admiralty chart with the North Pole at the centre and extending to 60°N showing the northern coasts of America, Europe and Asia. Published at the Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, 29 June 1835. Corrected to 1849. MS line drawn between Norway and the Bering Strait may show the limits of the search for Franklin in 1853.
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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 260
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 31.5 cm diameter
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved
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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 2170. Reference originally printed as MPII 24 (11)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9265873/
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MPII 1
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