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Newfoundland (now in Canada), Quebec. Admiralty Chart 284: 'North America - Gulf...

Catalogue reference: FO 925/1729

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This record is about the Newfoundland (now in Canada), Quebec. Admiralty Chart 284: 'North America - Gulf... dating from 1884-1889 in the series Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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FO 925/1729
Date
1884-1889
Description

Newfoundland (now in Canada), Quebec. Admiralty Chart 284: 'North America - Gulf of St. Lawrence. Coasts of Newfoundland and Lower Canada. Cow Head Harbour to St. Geneviève Bay with the Canadian and Labrador Coasts between Great Mecattina Island and Amour Pt'. Views of the entrances to Hawke Bay and Cow Harbour. Scale: 1 inch to about 4 miles. Compass roses. Inset: Blanc Sablon Bay by Captain H W Bayfield, Royal Navy. Engraved by Davies and Company. Drawn by Staff Commander W F Maxwell, Royal Navy. Compiled from British and French Government Surveys to 1882. Published at the Admiralty 5 March 1884 under the superintendence of Captain Sir Frederick J Evans, Royal Navy, KCB, FRS, Hydrographer. Corrected to 1889.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Dimensions
98 cm x 68 cm
Physical condition
Engraved
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Administrative / biographical background
Publication note(s)
Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 870
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3818293/

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