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Newfoundland (now part of Canada): St John's: Signal Hill. 'Plan of the works proposed...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2647
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- WO 78/2647
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1797
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Description (What the record is about)
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Newfoundland (now part of Canada): St John's: Signal Hill. 'Plan of the works proposed to be erected on the heights ...': showing named buildings and defence works. Scale: 1 inch to 20 feet. By Major Thomas Skinner, Commanding Royal Engineer.
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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)
- B 12
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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)
- 267.5 cm x 48.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:240
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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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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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 962
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3271591/
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