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Caribbean Sea: West Indies: Lesser Antilles: Windward Islands: Dominica and Martinique;...
Catalogue reference: ADM 344/2511
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This record is about the Caribbean Sea: West Indies: Lesser Antilles: Windward Islands: Dominica and Martinique;... dating from 1811 Jan 01 - 1872 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 344/2511
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1811 Jan 01 - 1872 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Caribbean Sea: West Indies: Lesser Antilles: Windward Islands: Dominica and Martinique; four items on one sheet: item 1, 'No 1 - Diamond Rock (Martinique) E by S about 3 Miles', annotated; item 2, 'No 2 - Prince Ruperts Head (Dominica) S1/2W about 2 Miles', (Martin Chamberlain, 1811?); item 3, 'View from Anchorage off Goodwill - Woodbridge's Bay' showing 'Morne Anglais', 'Morne Bruce', 'South Souffriere' and 'Scott Head'; item 4, 'Dominica from W'ward, Capuchin or Cape Melvill E 8 Miles' showing 'Morne au Diable', 'Prince Rupert's Bay', 'Morne Diablotin', 'Barbers Block' and 'Morne Trois Pitons', both by Staff Commander G Stanley, 1872
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Items 1 and 2, monochrome watercolour; items 3 and 4, pen and ink
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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 8H, item 36, page 37; West Indies (Nautical Papers 71-West Indies Pilot vol. II), pages 195-216; A2853 and A2906
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11441618/
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ADM 344
Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views
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