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'Plan des rades et de l'isle de Ste Catherine. Terre ferme du Brezil.' Chart of Santa...
Catalogue reference: MPF 1/204
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This record is about the 'Plan des rades et de l'isle de Ste Catherine. Terre ferme du Brezil.' Chart of Santa... dating from [? mid 18th century] 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 1/204
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? mid 18th century]
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Plan des rades et de l'isle de Ste Catherine. Terre ferme du Brezil.' Chart of Santa Catarina Island and the adjacent coast of Brazil, showing soundings, anchorages, and watering places. Scale: 1 inch to about 2 miles. Compass indicator. Drawn by De L'isle Berthelot.
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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 112/55
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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)
- 73.2 cm x 43.9 cm
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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: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 4217
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3982148/
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MPF 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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