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Île de France (now Mauritius): Port Louis. 'Plan de la Ville du Port Nord-Ouest de...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/465
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This record is about the Île de France (now Mauritius): Port Louis. 'Plan de la Ville du Port Nord-Ouest de... dating from 1811 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MR 1/465
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1811
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Description (What the record is about)
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Île de France (now Mauritius): Port Louis. 'Plan de la Ville du Port Nord-Ouest de L'Isle de France et ses Environs, levé en 1785 d'après l'ordre de Mr. de la Mortiniere, Ingénieur en Chef, par le Sr Lislet et copié sur l'original par le Sr Marçon, dessinateur au Bureau de la Grande-Voyerie': map of the town and surrounding area. Reference table to buildings. Scale: 1 inch to about 24 toises. Compass indicator. This copy made by R Searle, G Williams and S B Howlett, 1811.
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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)
- WO 78/1107
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 103 cm x 147 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured. Partly perished, including along the entire upper edge
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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 1608
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559492/
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Île de France (now Mauritius): Port Louis. 'Plan de la Ville du Port Nord-Ouest de...
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