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United States of America. 'The Marches of Lord Cornwallis in the Southern Provinces,...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/141
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This record is about the United States of America. 'The Marches of Lord Cornwallis in the Southern Provinces,... dating from 1787 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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- MPH 1/141
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1787
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Description (What the record is about)
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United States of America. 'The Marches of Lord Cornwallis in the Southern Provinces, now States of North America; Comprehending the Two Carolinas, with Virginia and Maryland, and the Delaware Counties ...'. Map showing routes followed by Cornwallis's army, by the Guards under Brigadier General O'Hara, and by the British Legion under Lieutenant Colonel Tarleton. Title in circular cartouche. Scale: 1 inch to 24 miles. Folded map. Published by William Faden, Geographer to the King, London, 3 February 1787.
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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 78/1064; WO 38/94; WOD 94
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 66.8 cm x 51.3 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: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 2045
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4561948/
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