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Admiralty Chart 531: 'A New General Chart of the Coast of Brazil from the River Amazon...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/1557
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This record is about the Admiralty Chart 531: 'A New General Chart of the Coast of Brazil from the River Amazon... dating from 1818 in the series Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FO 925/1557
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1818
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Admiralty Chart 531: 'A New General Chart of the Coast of Brazil from the River Amazon to the River Plate, describing the Tracks of HMS Nereus while stationed on that coast in the years 1810, 11, 12, 13 and 14'. Scale: 1 inch to 44 nautical miles. Compass stars. Inset views and charts of islands and harbours on the coastline. John Warner, John Harris, Thomas Western, surveyors. Engraved by D Henwood. Published by W Faden, Charing Cross, 12 August 1818.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 98 cm x 65 cm
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- Engraved
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 4181
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