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Nile Delta. 'Egypt. The Delta with Alexandria, showing attack by the English in 1801':...
Catalogue reference: MPHH 1/255
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This record is about the Nile Delta. 'Egypt. The Delta with Alexandria, showing attack by the English in 1801':... dating from 1801 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MPHH 1/255
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1801
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Description (What the record is about)
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Nile Delta. 'Egypt. The Delta with Alexandria, showing attack by the English in 1801': map showing places names, defence works and stages of the attack. Approximate scale: 1 inch to 1.5 leagues [1:328,320]. By Captain Robert D'Arcy, RE.
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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 78/1798
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 74 cm x 104 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 662
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4561359/
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Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of the War Office
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