Focus on
Britain's role in The Front Palace Crisis
Discover how a ship's surgeon unknowingly recorded a critical event that reshaped Siam’s government forever.
Piece
Plan of the Peninsula upon which the town of Halifax is situated showing the Harbour,...
Catalogue reference: CO 700/NovaScotia49B
What’s it about?
This record is about the Plan of the Peninsula upon which the town of Halifax is situated showing the Harbour,... dating from 1784 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans: Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
No, this record is not available online. Other ways to view it.
Can I see it in person?
Yes, this record is held at The National Archives and is available to see in person. How to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CO 700/NovaScotia49B
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1784
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
Plan of the Peninsula upon which the town of Halifax is situated showing the Harbour, the Naval Yard and the several works constructed for their defence. Surveyed in the year 1784 by Captain Charles Blaskowitz under the direction of Lieutenant Col. Morse, Chief Engineer in America. Charles Blaskowitz and Henry Castleman. M.S. 400 ft. to 1 inch.
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- CO 700/NOVA SCOTIA49B
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
-
- Topics
- International
- Maps and plans
- Navy
- Americas
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3477911/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
CO 700
Colonial Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans: Series I
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
372,569 records
3,857 records
You are currently looking at the piece: CO 700/NovaScotia49B
Plan of the Peninsula upon which the town of Halifax is situated showing the Harbour,...
You may be interested in
Read stories that share a catalogue subject with this record.
-
-
Record revealed
A plea for protection from Captain Jones’s raid
This letter tells the story of a daring attack on a British town during the American Revolutionary War. -
The story of
The Treason Trial in South Africa, 1956–1961
In June 1955, a multi-racial group came together to write the Freedom Charter, demanding racial equality and democracy in South Africa. They were put on trial.
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.