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1 item extracted from FO 5/455. 'Map shewing the movements of the U.S. Army now engaged...
Catalogue reference: MPK 1/65
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from FO 5/455. 'Map shewing the movements of the U.S. Army now engaged... dating from 1846 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MPK 1/65
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1846
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from FO 5/455. 'Map shewing the movements of the U.S. Army now engaged in the Conquest of Mexico exhibiting the probable routes of the army from its departure from Comargo to Monterey, Satillo &c, the different rivers, streams and their tributaries, and the distances in leagues from one village or Ranche to another; being an exact copy of the Chart of General Arista taken at the battle of Resaca de la Palma, 9 th May 1846'. Distances along roads are shown in Mexican leagues. Reference table to roads, mule paths, unconfirmed roads. Scale: 1 inch to about 6 miles. Compass indicator. Lithographed by J Manouvrier and P Snell. Published by Charles R Glynn, New Orleans, September 1846.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 42.4 cm x 61.7 cm
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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 3859
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3980086/
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