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St Lucia. 2 sketches of the environs of Morne Fortuné, showing the attack in May...
Catalogue reference: MPI 1/214
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This record is about the St Lucia. 2 sketches of the environs of Morne Fortuné, showing the attack in May... dating from 1796 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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- MPI 1/214
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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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St Lucia. 2 sketches of the environs of Morne Fortuné, showing the attack in May 1796. The line of investment is also shown. Reference tables to batteries. Scales: 1 inch to 200 yards. Compass indicators. (2) Signed by Lewis Hay.
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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 30/11/257
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 65.5 cm x 93 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:7200
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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 3695
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4047415/
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