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1 item extracted from PRO 30/24/48. North America. Map of two plots of land in South...
Catalogue reference: MPI 1/406
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from PRO 30/24/48. North America. Map of two plots of land in South... dating from 1671 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 1/406
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1671
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from PRO 30/24/48. North America. Map of two plots of land in South Carolina (now in the United States of America), one of 340 acres laid out according to the warrant of Governor Joseph West for Lord Ashley, Sir George Carteret and Sir Peter Colleton (three of the Lords Proprietors), the other of 160 acres for Sir Peter Colleton and partners. Acreages, adjacent proprietors, buildings within a stockade, trees on boundaries, the marshes of Ashley River to the east and the landing place (on Old Town Creek) to the north are also shown. Drawn by John Culpeper, surveyor. Scale: 1 inch to 5 chains. Compass rose.
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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)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 75.5 cm x 45.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:3960
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS
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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 2833
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4047607/
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