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1 item (enclosure with George Mackenzie Quin's petition) extracted from SP 89/92....
Catalogue reference: MPF 1/360
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This record is about the 1 item (enclosure with George Mackenzie Quin's petition) extracted from SP 89/92.... dating from [1746] 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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Date (When the record was created)
- [1746]
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1 item (enclosure with George Mackenzie Quin's petition) extracted from SP 89/92. South America: Brazil: Ferdinando de Noronha. Two maps on one sheet. (1) 'Brasil', map of the coast of Brazil from the River Amazon to Buenos Aires, showing the position of the islands of Ferdinando de Noronha. (2) map of 'Isle Ferdinando de Noronha', showing terrain. Notes in English and French on face and dorse pertaining to the claim of George Mackenzie Quin to recompense for his part in the recovery of the islands from the French in 1746/7.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- English and French
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- 36.1 cm x 58.9 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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