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1 item extracted from CO 5/1356. Map of the area around Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac...
Catalogue reference: MPG 1/375
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from CO 5/1356. Map of the area around Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac... dating from [1681] 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 1/375
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1681]
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from CO 5/1356. Map of the area around Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River showing counties, place names, soundings and shoals. Virginia depicted in wide blue edging, Maryland in red and yellow. Some islands coloured or edged in gold paint. Lettering in red and black. Scale: 1 inch to about 7 miles. Compass rose in red, blue, yellow and gold. Inset extension of the map northwards to Stafford County Virginia, and Charles County Maryland, on the Potomac River.
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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)
- 44.7 cm x 50.5 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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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 2883
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3981064/
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