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A Sketch of Sydney in the Island of Cape Breton, shewing the Roads and Settlements,...
Catalogue reference: CO 700/NovaScotia58
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This record is about the A Sketch of Sydney in the Island of Cape Breton, shewing the Roads and Settlements,... dating from [1785] in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans: Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CO 700/NovaScotia58
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1785]
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Description (What the record is about)
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A Sketch of Sydney in the Island of Cape Breton, shewing the Roads and Settlements, etc., in the environs. [By J. F. W. Des Barres, 1785.] MS. About 4 inches to 1 mile.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- CO 700/NOVA SCOTIA58
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Maps and plans
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CO 700
Colonial Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans: Series I
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