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Six maps showing defences of British colonies in the West Indies and South America,...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/615
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This record is about the Six maps showing defences of British colonies in the West Indies and South America,... dating from 1831-1832 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 1/615
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1831-1832
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Description (What the record is about)
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Six maps showing defences of British colonies in the West Indies and South America, with a report on 'the Interior of Guinea'. Each map bears the stamp of the office of the Board of Ordnance. Detailed descriptions are given at item level.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Eight sheets numbered as follows: 1, 2/1, 2/2, 2/5, 3, 4, 5, 6. There is no evidence that sheets 2/3 or 2/4 ever existed.
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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 78/1975
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4562422/
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MPH 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the War Office
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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