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India: Bengal: Hooghli River. 'Plan de la Rivierre de Bengal en 1732'; plan showing...
Catalogue reference: MPF 1/190
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This record is about the India: Bengal: Hooghli River. 'Plan de la Rivierre de Bengal en 1732'; plan showing... dating from 1732 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 1/190
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1732
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Description (What the record is about)
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India: Bengal: Hooghli River. 'Plan de la Rivierre de Bengal en 1732'; plan showing anchorages, buoyage, soundings, named shoals, tributaries, place names; French, British and other forts. Scale: 13 cm to 'dix Lieues de France' (8 km or about 5 miles). Compass roses. Descriptive text in a square at the top left corner.
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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 112/41
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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)
- 66 cm x 49.5 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3982134/
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MPF 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
491 records
Within the department: MPF
Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the State Paper Office
491 records
Within the series: MPF 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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India: Bengal: Hooghli River. 'Plan de la Rivierre de Bengal en 1732'; plan showing...
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