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1 item (enclosure to Colonel Gridley's petition for a grant of the islands, 1763)...
Catalogue reference: MPG 1/291
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This record is about the 1 item (enclosure to Colonel Gridley's petition for a grant of the islands, 1763)... dating from 1763 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MPG 1/291
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1763
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (enclosure to Colonel Gridley's petition for a grant of the islands, 1763) extracted from CO 217/20 (3). Quebec: Magdalen Islands. 'A Sketch of the Islands Magdelene in the Gulph of St. Lawrence in Latitude 48d. 10m. North'. Place names, high land, rocks and harbour bars shown. Scale: 1 inch to 1 league. Compass rose.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 23.9 cm x 39.4 cm
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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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 1845
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3980980/
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MPG 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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