Item
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/1
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Item
(8) Straits Settlements. 'No.1 Singapore Plan of Harbour and Roadstead ...'. Scale:...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/7-8
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This record is about the (8) Straits Settlements. 'No.1 Singapore Plan of Harbour and Roadstead ...'. Scale:... dating from 1884-1896 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 78/2420/7-8
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1884-1896
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Description (What the record is about)
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(8) Straits Settlements. 'No.1 Singapore Plan of Harbour and Roadstead ...'. Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile. Compass indicator. Compiled from surveys made on the spot by Captain Jekyll, Royal Engineers, and from local plans, 1884; zincographed and printed at the School of Military Engineering, Chatham, under the direction of Captain S H Maycock, Royal Engineers, 1885. Coloured MS additions show lands requested for use by the War Department and the site approved for quarters for Malay crews of War Department launches; MS reference note dated 1896.
(7) Scrap of paper bearing a note stating that Marine Department land and two villages should be marked on item (8).
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 63.5 cm x 64 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:10560
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Zincographed
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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/C9448630/
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WO 78
War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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