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Caribbean Sea: West Indies: Lesser Antilles: Leeward Islands: Virgin Islands, vicinity;...

Catalogue reference: ADM 344/2526

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This record is about the Caribbean Sea: West Indies: Lesser Antilles: Leeward Islands: Virgin Islands, vicinity;... dating from 1811 Jan 01 - 1811 Dec 31 in the series Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
ADM 344/2526
Date
1811 Jan 01 - 1811 Dec 31
Description

Caribbean Sea: West Indies: Lesser Antilles: Leeward Islands: Virgin Islands, vicinity; three items on one sheet: item 1, '17 - Appearance of Land from Virgin Gorda to St Thomas Continuing from Right to Left; at our departure from Leeward Island, 27 October 1811' (Martin Chamberlain); item 2, 'View A - from a position 10 miles SW of St Thomas Harbour' showing 'Culebra', 'Sail Rock', 'Savana Island', 'Tortola' and 'Buck Island'; item 3, 'View B - Virgin Gorda from E edge of soundings' showing 'Ginger and Cooper Islands', 'Pajaros Point', 'Prickly Pear Island', 'Mosquito Island' and 'Necker Island'

Note
Item 1, monochrome watercolour; items 2 and 3, engraving
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Folio 8H, item 51, page 52; West Indies (Nautical Papers 71-West Indies Pilot vol. II), pages 304-323
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11441560/

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ADM 344

Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views

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