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'A Survey of the Coast of Newfoundland [now part of Canada] from Bonaventure Head...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/717
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- WO 78/717
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1822
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Description (What the record is about)
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'A Survey of the Coast of Newfoundland [now part of Canada] from Bonaventure Head to Rocky Bay by George Holbrook & William Bullock R.N. [Royal Navy]. NB.From Cape Bonavista to Bonaventure Head taken from Mr. Lane, adjusted to the Astronomical Observations of Mr. Bullock': unnumbered Admiralty chart, showing soundings, with seven views of parts of the coast. Scale: 1 inch to about 2.25 nautical miles. Compass indicator. Engraved by J Walker; published by Captain Hurd, Royal Navy, Hydrographer to the Admiralty, 11 November 1822.
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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)
- A 33
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- 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)
- Engraved
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- 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 801
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269653/
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