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Canada. 'A Light 6 pr. [pounder] Slay Carriage for Service on the Snow or Ice': one...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/914
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This record is about the Canada. 'A Light 6 pr. [pounder] Slay Carriage for Service on the Snow or Ice': one... dating from 1796-1818 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 78/914
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1796-1818
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Description (What the record is about)
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Canada. 'A Light 6 pr. [pounder] Slay Carriage for Service on the Snow or Ice': one sheet of drawings of a gun sleigh intended for use in Quebec [City], Lower Canada (now in Canada); the drawing include details of shafts and the ammunition box. Reference table. Scale: 2 inches to 1 foot. Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Gother Mann, Commanding Royal Engineer, 6 July 1796. Endorsed: 'Deposited by Lt. Genl. Mann - 12th Decr. 1818'.
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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)
- C 49
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 80.5 cm x 51.6 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:6
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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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- 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 1905
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269850/
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