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'A Survey of the River Thames from London, and of the River Medway from Rochester,...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/578
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- MPH 1/578
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1802
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'A Survey of the River Thames from London, and of the River Medway from Rochester, to the Nore'. Keys to named reaches of the Thames and Medway. Explanatory table. Notes on the jurisdiction of the City of London. Scale: 2.8 inches to 2 miles. Compass stars. Inset view of Sheerness Point from the entrance to the Medway. Soundings in the Nore taken in 1792 by John Knight, later Rear Admiral. Engraved by George Allen, 19 Shoe Lane, London. Published by David Steel, Little Tower Hill, London, 2 August 1802.
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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 78/1863
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- Public Record(s)
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- 63.8 cm x 78 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 306
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