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France: St Malo: 'Carte Particuliere des Entrées du Port de S t Malo, de la Riveire...
Catalogue reference: MPF 1/178
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This record is about the France: St Malo: 'Carte Particuliere des Entrées du Port de S t Malo, de la Riveire... dating from [?1693] 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 1/178
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Date (When the record was created)
- [?1693]
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Description (What the record is about)
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France: St Malo: 'Carte Particuliere des Entrées du Port de S t Malo, de la Riveire de Dinan ou Rance, et des Forts des Environs, y compris partie des Costes depuis la Batterie d'Harboule jusques au dela du Fort de l'Isle Herbou. Par Picot Ingenieur Ordinaire du Roy'. The chart shows an attack on the port. With key to phases of attack. Scale: 17.3 cm to 800 toises. Compass star and rhumb lines. The attack may be the one led by Admiral Benbow in 1693.
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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 112/23
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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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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:9025
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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 1405.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3982122/
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