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Newfoundland (now part of Canada): Saint John's. Three copies of a sheet bearing...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/310
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This record is about the Newfoundland (now part of Canada): Saint John's. Three copies of a sheet bearing... dating from 1770 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 78/310
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1770
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Description (What the record is about)
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Newfoundland (now part of Canada): Saint John's. Three copies of a sheet bearing a plan and section of Palliser's Tower, proposed to be built on South Head at the mouth of the harbour. Reference table and descriptive note to each copy. Scale: 1 inch to 25 feet. Item (1) [the original] signed by [?Captain] Hugh Debbieg, London, 8 May 1770; item (2) copied by John Potter. A note to item (1) states that it was received [at the War Office] with a royal warrant dated 27 July 1770.
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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)
- U 3/11
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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)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 82.5 cm x 89 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:300
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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: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 952
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269246/
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War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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