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Haiti. 'Plan de la Ville de Léogane et de ses environs' showing the bombardment from...
Catalogue reference: MPI 1/213
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MPI 1/213
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1796
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Description (What the record is about)
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Haiti. 'Plan de la Ville de Léogane et de ses environs' showing the bombardment from HM Ships Leviathan, Africa and Swiftsure and 'Débarquement du Baron de Montalembert, Débarquement des Anglois et de Dessources'. Reference table. Scale: 1 inch to 320 yards. Signed by J Pechon, 'major, ingenieur du Roi', Port au Prince 7 May 1796 and by Captain William McKerras CRE.
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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)
- PRO 30/11/256
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- 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)
- 48.5 cm x 104.5 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured
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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: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 3449
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4047414/
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