This Feature aims to inform researchers about the division of hydrographic and cartographic information between the Archive of the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) at Taunton, the Admiralty Library at Portsmouth, and the National Archives at Kew. The Admiralty Library holds a collection of printed and manuscript books, charts, photographs, and reports relating to almost every aspect of the history of the Royal Navy. The material in this collection has been donated or inherited from other libraries, departments or individuals, or purchased. The items in this incomparable collection are owned by the Navy board, but they are not classified as public records within the meaning of the Public Records Act 1958. In contrast, the items in the extensive archive at the UKHO are public records, and have been inherited from the Admiralty, or created from the activities of UKHO and its predecessors.
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