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1 item (enclosure in Navy Office letter of 24 May 1774) extracted from T 1/511/230-233....
Catalogue reference: MPD 1/52
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This record is about the 1 item (enclosure in Navy Office letter of 24 May 1774) extracted from T 1/511/230-233.... dating from 1774 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MPD 1/52
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1774
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (enclosure in Navy Office letter of 24 May 1774) extracted from T 1/511/230-233. Menorca: Mahon. Plan of harbour, showing wall enclosing Navy Yard. With reference table (fragmentary). Scale: 6.8 inches to 1,400 feet. Compass star and lines. Produced in the Navy Office, May 1774. According to the covering letter, the plan was intended to show 'the utility of our possessing both wharfs'.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- See also MPD 1/451
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 56 cm x 88 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: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 4334.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3982371/
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MPD 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Within the series: MPD 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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1 item (enclosure in Navy Office letter of 24 May 1774) extracted from T 1/511/230-233....
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