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1 item extracted from ADM 55/19. Atlantic Ocean. Track chart of HMS Director on her...
Catalogue reference: MPI 1/473
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from ADM 55/19. Atlantic Ocean. Track chart of HMS Director on her... dating from 1799-1800 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 1/473
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1799-1800
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from ADM 55/19. Atlantic Ocean. Track chart of HMS Director on her voyage to St Helena and her return to England, showing the position at noon each day and wind directions. Scale: Reference table on the effect of currents. 1 inch to about 345 miles. Signed by W Bligh. Originally accompanying the log of HMS Director, Captain William Bligh, 1799-1800.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- 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)
- 54 cm x 36 cm
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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: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 8
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4047674/
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