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North America, W Coast: Canada and United States: British Columbia and Washington...

Catalogue reference: ADM 344/2129

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This record is about the North America, W Coast: Canada and United States: British Columbia and Washington... dating from 1851 Jan 01 - 1904 Dec 31 in the series Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
ADM 344/2129
Date
1851 Jan 01 - 1904 Dec 31
Description

North America, W Coast: Canada and United States: British Columbia and Washington State: Juan de Fuca Strait, vicinity; seven items on one sheet: item 1, 'Vancouver Island' by Lt James Wood, annotated, showing 'St John (San Juan) Harbour', 'Entrance of Sombrio River', 'Sherringham Point' and 'Cape Classet'item 2, 'Entrance to Port Victoria'; item 3, 'Land about Cape Flattery', (William Chimmo, HMS Herald, c1849?); item 4, 'Carmanah - BC', (Deputy Minister of Marine, Ottawa), c1894, showing 'L[igh]t Ho[use] (and) Fog Alarm'; item 5, 'Ediz Hook Lt St'; item 6, 'New Dungeness Lt St'; item 7, 'Point Wilson Lt St' from US Light List, c1904

Note
Item 1, watercolour; items 2 and 3, monochrome watercolour; item 4, photograph; items 5-7, photo-print
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Folio 8B, item 3, page 4; West Coast of North America vol. II (Nautical Papers 25), pages 40-71; V10390 and V10772
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11441150/

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ADM 344

Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views

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