Catalogue description 1 item extracted from SP 84/9 . 'The Situation of the towne of Axell 24 July 1586'...

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Reference: MPF 1/249
Description:

1 item extracted from SP 84/9. 'The Situation of the towne of Axell 24 July 1586' (endorsement): map of an area of Zeeland (now in the Netherlands) between Axel, Hulst and the coast, showing defences, place names, waterways, and ships in the Westerschelde. Scale: 4 inches to 1 mile. The scale shown makes Axel and Hulst appear about two miles apart; the true distance is about seven miles. Compass indicator. Signed by J Simermans, 1586.
Date: 1586
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Dimensions: 45 cm x 68 cm
Map scale: 1:15840
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Publication note:

Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 3569.

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