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1 item extracted from CO 267/18. The Gambia. 'Plan of James's Island in the River...
Catalogue reference: MPG 1/575
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from CO 267/18. The Gambia. 'Plan of James's Island in the River... dating from 1779 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 1/575
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1779
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from CO 267/18. The Gambia. 'Plan of James's Island in the River Gambia, showing in red the ruins of the Fort &c after having been destroyed by the French. Surveyed by Lieut R. Beatson, Engineer. May 27th 1779'. Scale: 1 inch to 50 feet. Compass indicator. Endorsed: 'In Lt. Govr Wall's of July 1779'.
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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)
- 32 cm x 41 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 andPlans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold(London, 1982), entry 876
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3981264/
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