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India: Bengal: chart of the Hooghli River from Calcutta to the mouth, with New Harbour...
Catalogue reference: MPF 1/191
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This record is about the India: Bengal: chart of the Hooghli River from Calcutta to the mouth, with New Harbour... dating from 1783 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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- MPF 1/191
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1783
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India: Bengal: chart of the Hooghli River from Calcutta to the mouth, with New Harbour and its dependencies, showing positions and names of ships lost between 1754 and 1777, and navigational data. Scale: about 1 inch to 4 miles (calculated). Drawn by Benjamin Lacam. Printers: Wigzell and Creed. Dedicated to the Chairmen and Directors of the East India Company. Statement by Benjamin Lacam claiming right to grant of New Harbour.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- SP 112/42
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- English
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- 72.4 cm x 104.1 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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