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1 item extracted from CO 221/37 (f 1). 'A new map of Nova Scotia, and Cape Britain...
Catalogue reference: MPG 1/799
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from CO 221/37 (f 1). 'A new map of Nova Scotia, and Cape Britain... dating from 1755 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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- MPG 1/799
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1755
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from CO 221/37 (f 1). 'A new map of Nova Scotia, and Cape Britain [Cape Breton], with the adjacent parts of New England and Canada, Composed from a great number of actual Surveys; and other materials Regulated by many new Astronomical Observations of the Longitude as well as Latitude; with an Explanation'. The boundaries of British and French territory are edged in red and yellow respectively. A line in red runs north from Penobscot Bay to the shore of the St. Lawrence River. Title in rococo cartouche. Scale: 1 inch to 30 miles. Compass rose. 'May 1755 Published according to Act of Parliament by Thos. Jefferys Geographer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at the Corner of St. Martins Lane, Charing Cross, London'.
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 52.1 cm x 68.1 cm
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- 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 51
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3981488/
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1 item extracted from CO 221/37 (f 1). 'A new map of Nova Scotia, and Cape Britain...
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