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Newfoundland (now part of Canada). 2 items. (1) 'A Plan of Cape Broil [Broyle], Capeling...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/319
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This record is about the Newfoundland (now part of Canada). 2 items. (1) 'A Plan of Cape Broil [Broyle], Capeling... dating from 1752 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 78/319
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1752
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Description (What the record is about)
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Newfoundland (now part of Canada). 2 items. (1) 'A Plan of Cape Broil [Broyle], Capeling Bay & Ferryland Harbour survey'd September 28th. 1752 ...': chart. (2) 'Plans and Sections of the Eight, Six & Four Gun Batteries on Buoy Island near Ferryland in Newfoundland': one sheet of drawings. Scale: (1) 1 inch to 400 feet [1:4,800]; (2) 1 inch to 40 feet [1:480]. Compass indicators to both items. Surveyed by Edmond Scott Hylton, Engineer. The lower right-hand (south-eastern) portion of item (1) has been torn away. Dimensions: (1) 72.5 cm x 129 cm; (2) 54.5 cm x 74.5 cm.
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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 3/3
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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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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured. Damaged
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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), entries 907-908
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269255/
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War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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