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France: Brest. 'Plan de la Ville, Port, et Arcenal de Marine de Brest et de la Riviere...
Catalogue reference: MPF 1/174
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This record is about the France: Brest. 'Plan de la Ville, Port, et Arcenal de Marine de Brest et de la Riviere... dating from [? late 18th century] 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MPF 1/174
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? late 18th century]
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Description (What the record is about)
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France: Brest. 'Plan de la Ville, Port, et Arcenal de Marine de Brest et de la Riviere de Penfeld'. Reference table to military buildings. Scale: 17.5 cm to 650 toises. Compass indicator. Annotated [? late 18th century]: 'This plan belongs to the Office of the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Will m Peace Librarian' (Home Department created in 1782). Filed with an anonymous, undated report (sheets 1-2 in portfolio) containing estimates of the French fleet and describing the difficulties in entering Brest harbour, together with details of the movement, or possible movement, of regiments to and from Mauritius and other islands in the Indian Ocean and to St Domingo. Bears address: 'Mr. Loguet at a China Shop in a passage behind St. Ann's Church'.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- SP 112/13
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 45 cm x 63 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:7200
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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: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 1121.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3982118/
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MPF 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the State Paper Office
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Within the series: MPF 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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France: Brest. 'Plan de la Ville, Port, et Arcenal de Marine de Brest et de la Riviere...
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