Item
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Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/1
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Sudan: Semna. 'Cataract of Semneh from the West' (endorsement): watercolour view,...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/1078/4/50
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This record is about the Sudan: Semna. 'Cataract of Semneh from the West' (endorsement): watercolour view,... dating from [1879 or earlier] in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. 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)
- WO 78/1078/4/50
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1879 or earlier]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Sudan: Semna. 'Cataract of Semneh from the West' (endorsement): watercolour view, showing a boat with lateen [triangular] sails and its crew. Painted by Lieutenant Colonel D W Martin. Lieutenant Colonel Martin retired from the 8th Foot Regiment in 1879.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- MPH 147F (6); WO 78/1078/50
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 24 cm x 37 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured
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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: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 3264. Extract reference originally printed as MPH 147F (6); document subsequently reverted to WO 78/1078/50
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9448522/
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War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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