Item
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/1
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Piece
Canada. 28 items: maps, charts and drawings, mainly showing coastal areas, harbours...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2311
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This record is about the Canada. 28 items: maps, charts and drawings, mainly showing coastal areas, harbours... dating from 1861-1880 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 78/2311
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1861-1880
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Description (What the record is about)
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Canada. 28 items: maps, charts and drawings, mainly showing coastal areas, harbours and fortifications in Alaska, British Columbia and Vancouver Island. Detailed descriptions are given at item level. Originally illustrating a report on the defences of British Columbia by Colonel J B Lovell, Royal Engineers, 20 December 1879; this report is not filed with the drawings.
The British colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia were united under the latter name in 1866 and the enlarged British Columbia subsequently joined the Canadian Federation on 20 July 1871. Alaska was purchased by the United States of America in 1867.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Some sheets appear to bear multiple item numbers. The numbers used in these catalogue entries are those appearing on the dorse of each sheet in the form 'WO 78/2311 [number]'.
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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)
- F 355
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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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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3271255/
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WO 78
War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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Canada. 28 items: maps, charts and drawings, mainly showing coastal areas, harbours...
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