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The first American invention to obtain an English patent
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United Kingdom: England; SE Coast; Thames Estuary; Kent, N Coast; Sheerness, vicinity;...
Catalogue reference: ADM 344/167
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United Kingdom: England; SE Coast; Thames Estuary; Kent, N Coast; Sheerness, vicinity; seven items on one sheet: item 1, 'Reculver Church to Bishopton Farm (View IX)'; item 2, 'St Nicholas to Bishopton Trees (View XII)'; item 3, 'Sheppy Lands-end to Holy-hill (View XIII)'; item 4, 'Borton Hill to Sheppy Lands-end (View XIV)'; item 5, 'Holy Hill to Yantlet (View XV)'; item 6, 'Borton Hill to Sheppy Lands-end (View XVI)'; item 7, untitled (Sheerness?) by C F Oldham, 1867
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- Items 1-6, pen and ink; item 7, pencil
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Folio 1C, item 44, page 44; Nautical Papers 28-Dover Strait Pilot, pages 308-398
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views
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