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Northern South America. 'Nova Carta da America Meridional': map on two sheets, together...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/649
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This record is about the Northern South America. 'Nova Carta da America Meridional': map on two sheets, together... dating from [? late 18th century] 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 1/649
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? late 18th century]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Northern South America. 'Nova Carta da America Meridional': map on two sheets, together covering the continent from the Isthmus of Panama as far south as the River Plate (Río de la Plata) estuary. Scale: 1 inch to about 9 leagues. Signed by Luiz d'Albuquerque de Mello Pereira e Caceres. D'Albuquerque dedicated the map to the Prince of Brazil [i.e. Dom João (afterwards King John VI of Portugal and Brazil) who received this title in 1788].
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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 78/998
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- Portuguese
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 152.5 cm x 274.5 cm
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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 4109
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559676/
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