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Bahamas. 'A plan of the Town of Nassau with the environs thereof in the Island of...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/547
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This record is about the Bahamas. 'A plan of the Town of Nassau with the environs thereof in the Island of... dating from 1788 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 1/547
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1788
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Description (What the record is about)
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Bahamas. 'A plan of the Town of Nassau with the environs thereof in the Island of New Providence, surveyed by order of the General Assembly of the Bahamas; by Capt n. And w. Skinner 1788'. Scale: 1 inch to 200 feet. Compass star. Title, within a cartouche of foliage, above a seascape with boats, mermaid, alligator, turtle etc. Dedicated to the Earl of Dunmore, Governor General. Engraved by Downes, 112 Fetter Lane, London.
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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 78/1795
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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)
- 74.4 cm x 95.3 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:2400
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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 3121
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4562354/
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MPH 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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