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Map of the Dominion of Canada, showing the proposed St Lawrence Seaway and the enlargement...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/1271
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This record is about the Map of the Dominion of Canada, showing the proposed St Lawrence Seaway and the enlargement... dating from 1871 in the series Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FO 925/1271
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1871
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Description (What the record is about)
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Map of the Dominion of Canada, showing the proposed St Lawrence Seaway and the enlargement of the Canal system to connect the Lakes with the ocean, as recommended by the Canal Commissioners in their letter to the Secretary of State of 24 February 1871. Railways and administrative divisions shown. Scale: 1 inch to 40 miles. Insets: St Lawrence, Ottawa, Rideau and Richelieu Canals (1 inch to 20 miles, compass indicator); Welland Canal (1 inch to 6 miles, compass indicator); Sault Ste Marie Canal with soundings (1 inch to 5/8 mile, compass indicator); proposed Bay Verte Canal, showing soundings (1 inch to 4 miles). P B Symes, Draughtsman; compiled by the commissioners under the direction of their Secretary, Samuel Keefer, M Ins EG.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- 116.8 cm x 58.4 cm
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- Printed, coloured
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 250
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3817840/
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FO 925
Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans
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