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Mediterranean Sea: Aegean Sea; Kriti (Crete); Khania (Canea), vicinity; three items...
Catalogue reference: ADM 344/735
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This record is about the Mediterranean Sea: Aegean Sea; Kriti (Crete); Khania (Canea), vicinity; three items... dating from 1826 Jan 01 - 1859 Dec 31 in the series Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- ADM 344/735
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1826 Jan 01 - 1859 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Mediterranean Sea: Aegean Sea; Kriti (Crete); Khania (Canea), vicinity; three items on one sheet: item 1, 'Harbour of Khania'; item 2, 'Six Havens - Crete' from Captain Spratt RN, CB, September 1859; item 3, 'Isle of Sordi SW 10 Miles' by Captain H E Edgell RN, c1826, annotated
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Items 1-2, photograph; item 3, watercolour
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Folio 2F, item 59, page 58; Nautical Papers 48, pages 221-241
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11439039/
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ADM 344
Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views
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