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Catalogue reference: MR 1/1771/12
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Item
'Strait of Malacca ...': chart on two sheets: (3) '... Sheet 2 From the North Sands...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1259/3-4
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This record is about the 'Strait of Malacca ...': chart on two sheets: (3) '... Sheet 2 From the North Sands... dating from 1852-1867 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)
- MR 1/1259/3-4
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1852-1867
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Strait of Malacca ...': chart on two sheets: (3) '... Sheet 2 From the North Sands to Singapore'; (4) '... Sheet 1 From Diamond Pt. [now Cape Jambuair] to the North Sands'; both showing coastal place names in Sumatra (Sumatera) and the Malay peninsula, islands, rivers, the nature of the terrain and soundings; (the territory covered is now in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore). Reference tables; notes on tides; glossary of Malay place-name elements. Compass roses to both sheets. Surveyed by Lieutenant C Y Ward, 1852-1858; additional surveys by Lieutenants W Rose and R Moresby; north-eastern coast of Sumatra surveyed by Lieutenant Jackson, 1860; engraved by J and C Walker; published by the [Hydrographical Office], Admiralty, 1 August 1860; (3) corrected to November 1865; (4) corrected to January 1867. Inset to item (3): 'Entrance of the Siak River'; scale: 1 inch to 1,448 yards [1:52,128].
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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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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- Admiralty chart 1355
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 64 cm x 97 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:484000
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9442974/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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