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West Indies:: (1-12) Report on the land and inhabitants of the Bahamas, including...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/806
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This record is about the West Indies:: (1-12) Report on the land and inhabitants of the Bahamas, including... dating from 1784 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 78/806
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1784
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Description (What the record is about)
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West Indies:: (1-12) Report on the land and inhabitants of the Bahamas, including a description of cotton-growing;. (13) 'A General Map of the Bahama Islands and part of the coasts of Florida & Cuba': showing islands, harbours, banks and sounds. Scale: 1 inch to about 20 miles. Compass indicator. Prepared in accordance with the instructions of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Morse, by Lieutenant John Wilson, Acting Engineer, Nassau, 1 June 1784.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a later version of this map see WO 78/807 MPHH 1/110
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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)
- C 7
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 78.5 cm x 106.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:1267200
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS. Damaged on the right-hand side
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- See also
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 3087
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269742/
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