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1 item (illustrating the log of HMS Providence, 1791-1792) extracted from ADM 55/152....
Catalogue reference: MPI 1/71
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This record is about the 1 item (illustrating the log of HMS Providence, 1791-1792) extracted from ADM 55/152.... dating from [c.1791] 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)
- MPI 1/71
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c.1791]
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (illustrating the log of HMS Providence, 1791-1792) extracted from ADM 55/152. Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania, Australia). Map of the south-eastern part of the island, showing place names, soundings and the tracks of HMS Providence and HMS Assistant. Reference note on the position of Penguin Island and compass variations. Scale: 1 inch to 7.5 sea miles. Drawn by William Bligh. A note states: 'The part not shaded is taken from Cox's Voyage. The soundings detached from the ship's Track were taken in the Bounty.' ORDER THIS DOCUMENT AS MPI 1/69.
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Pieces MPI 1/69 - MPI 1/75 are bound into a single portfolio.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 36 cm x 47 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4047272/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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1 item (illustrating the log of HMS Providence, 1791-1792) extracted from ADM 55/152....
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