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(1) 'Sketch of the Peninsula of Castine in the Bay of Penobscot and District of Maine...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/499
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This record is about the (1) 'Sketch of the Peninsula of Castine in the Bay of Penobscot and District of Maine... dating from 1814 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MPH 1/499
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1814
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Description (What the record is about)
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(1) 'Sketch of the Peninsula of Castine in the Bay of Penobscot and District of Maine In New England': map illustrating the landing of British troops in the United States of America on 1 September 1814. Reference table to defence works, buildings, landing place of troops. Scale: 1 inch to 500 feet. Compass indicator. Drawn by R H Bonnycastle, 2nd Capt RE. Signed by G Nicolls, Lt Col RE, to accompany letter of 10 September 1814 to General Mann. (2) Copy of (1). Dimensions of sheets: (1) 54.5 cm x 78 cm; (2) 58.5 cm x 87 cm.
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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 78/1685
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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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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:6000
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- 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 2466
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4562306/
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MPH 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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