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France: Saint-Malo. 'Carte des environs de St Malo': map showing the bombardment...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/1037/80
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This record is about the France: Saint-Malo. 'Carte des environs de St Malo': map showing the bombardment... dating from [c.1693-1700] in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. 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)
- WO 78/1037/80
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c.1693-1700]
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Description (What the record is about)
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France: Saint-Malo. 'Carte des environs de St Malo': map showing the bombardment of the town by the British fleet; also showing the ranges of French batteries and the positions of French ships. Reference table to the action. Scale: 1 inch to about 230 toises. Compass star. Saint-Malo was bombarded by British naval forces in 1693, 1695 and 1758; this map probably depicts the bomardment under Admiral John Benbow, November 1693.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- France/Fortified Towns & Forts/58
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- MPH 123D III (15)
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 37 cm x 53 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured
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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: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 1404. For a description of the 1693 bombardment of Saint-Malo, see John Charnock Biographia Navalis (London, 1794-1798), II, footnote to p 224
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9448472/
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