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Mediterranean Sea: Italy; Sicilia (Sicily) and Calabria; Stretto di Messina, vicinity;...
Catalogue reference: ADM 344/602
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This record is about the Mediterranean Sea: Italy; Sicilia (Sicily) and Calabria; Stretto di Messina, vicinity;... dating from 1765 Jan 01 - 1765 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 344/602
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1765 Jan 01 - 1765 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Mediterranean Sea: Italy; Sicilia (Sicily) and Calabria; Stretto di Messina, vicinity; one item on one sheet: 'Faro and Mole of Messina done in 1765' by John Clancy, Master, HMS Centurion, Captain Thomas Harrison, showing coastline, hydrography, ship's track, harbour, townships, fortifications, sketches of land marks and vessel with remarks and observations, annotated: scale: 5 inches to 6 miles
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- MS
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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 62, page 61; Nautical Papers 45, page 589
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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/C11439170/
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ADM 344
Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views
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Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views
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