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Mediterranean Sea: Strait of Gibraltar; Gibraltar; one item on one sheet: 'Form of...
Catalogue reference: ADM 344/542
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This record is about the Mediterranean Sea: Strait of Gibraltar; Gibraltar; one item on one sheet: 'Form of... dating from 1762 Jan 01 - 1762 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 344/542
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1762 Jan 01 - 1762 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Mediterranean Sea: Strait of Gibraltar; Gibraltar; one item on one sheet: 'Form of anchoring in Gibraltar Bay... HM Fleet ... under Sir Charles Saunders Vice Admiral of the Blue, 1762', showing HM Ships Belliqueuse, Chichester, Newark, Hercules, Bienfaissant, Warspite, Neptune, Dorsetshire, Thunderer, Arrogant, Africa, Dunkirk, Anson, Preston, Somerset, Jersey, Firm and Montague
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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 2D, item 1, page 1; Nautical Papers 45
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11439150/
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ADM 344
Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views
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