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France: Brittany: St Cast. Map showing depositions of troops, terrain, roads, landing...
Catalogue reference: MPF 1/179
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This record is about the France: Brittany: St Cast. Map showing depositions of troops, terrain, roads, landing... dating from 1758 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 1/179
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1758
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Description (What the record is about)
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France: Brittany: St Cast. Map showing depositions of troops, terrain, roads, landing places of British troops in the Baie de la Fosse, movements of British and enemy forces, positions of ships. Scale: 4.4 inches to 3 miles. Compass indicator. The date 1758 has been added in pencil.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a tracing of this map, see MPI 1/150/4
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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 112/27
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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)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 35 cm x 53 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:43200
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- 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), entries 1164 and 1399
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3982123/
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MPF 1
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