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1 item extracted from SP 36/24. Chart of 'Harwich, Woodbridge and Handfordwater with...
Catalogue reference: MPF 1/211
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from SP 36/24. Chart of 'Harwich, Woodbridge and Handfordwater with... dating from 1686 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 1/211
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1686
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from SP 36/24. Chart of 'Harwich, Woodbridge and Handfordwater with the sands from the Nazeland to Hosely Bay,' Essex and Suffolk; soundings. Dedication in rococo cartouche, to Samuel Pepys, Secretary of the Admiralty, by Grenvil Collins, Hydrographer to the King, 1686. With marine symbols and view of naval battle. Scale: 3 inches to 2 miles. Compass star. Engraved by Herman Moll.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 49.3 cm x 58.9 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:42240
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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: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860, (London, 1967), entry 1001
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3982155/
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MPF 1
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