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Kent: Sheerness. Plan and view of the dockyard from the west. Ships are also shown....
Catalogue reference: MPI 1/272
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This record is about the Kent: Sheerness. Plan and view of the dockyard from the west. Ships are also shown.... dating from 1755 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 1/272
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Date (When the record was created)
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1755
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Description (What the record is about)
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Kent: Sheerness. Plan and view of the dockyard from the west. Ships are also shown. Scale: 1 inch to 100 feet. Compass indicator. Surveyed and drawn by Thomas Milton and dedicated by him to 'the Honble Lewis Monson Watson, Knight of the Shire for the County of Kent, and Auditor of the Imprest'. Engraved by P C Canot. Published 14 April 1755.
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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)
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ADM 140/1
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Public Record(s)
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English
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52 cm x 69.5 cm
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 1265
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MPI 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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