Catalogue description Mauritius. 'Plan of the Bay and Post of Black River from a survey in August 1835': map...

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Details of WO 78/9
Reference: WO 78/9
Description:

Mauritius. 'Plan of the Bay and Post of Black River from a survey in August 1835': map showing land claimed by the Ordnance. Reference notes concerning the Ordnance claim; further note consisting of an extract from the title deeds for the military post. Scale: 1 inch to 300 feet. Compass indicator. Signed by Colonel Thomas Fyers, Commanding Royal Engineer, 2 January 1838. Inset: detailed plan of the military post; scale: 1 inch to 60 feet [1:720]. Stamped at the Royal Engineers' Office, Mauritius, 14 June 1875.
Date: 1838-1875
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Dimensions: 55 cm x 85 cm
Map scale: 1:3600
Physical condition: MS, coloured. Perished in many places
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Publication note:

Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 1539

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