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1 item extracted from CO 267/11. West Africa. 'Plan of William's Fort, Whydah in...
Catalogue reference: MPG 1/226
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from CO 267/11. West Africa. 'Plan of William's Fort, Whydah in... dating from 1755 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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- MPG 1/226
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1755
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from CO 267/11. West Africa. 'Plan of William's Fort, Whydah in Africa Survey'd in December 1755 by J Watson, Director of Engineers'. Shows rooms (named); the African town; moat. Scale: 1 inch to 20 feet. Compass indicator. Title in rococo cartouche.
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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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- 48 cm x 59 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 411
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3980915/
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