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Madagascar: Fort Dauphin. 'Plan de la Baye du fort Dauphin situé... 25° 5' Latitude...
Catalogue reference: MPF 1/197
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This record is about the Madagascar: Fort Dauphin. 'Plan de la Baye du fort Dauphin situé... 25° 5' Latitude... dating from [c1750] 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 1/197
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c1750]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Madagascar: Fort Dauphin. 'Plan de la Baye du fort Dauphin situé... 25° 5' Latitude sud en la coste de l'isle madagascard': chart of the coast near Fort Dauphin, with two views of the coastline. Reference table. Scale: 1 inch to about 1 mile. Compass indicator.
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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 112/48
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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)
- 35 cm x 46 cm
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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: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 1449
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3982141/
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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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Within the department: MPF
Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the State Paper Office
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Madagascar: Fort Dauphin. 'Plan de la Baye du fort Dauphin situé... 25° 5' Latitude...
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