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1 item (enclosure in Governor Shildham's despatch of 30 September 1772) extracted...
Catalogue reference: MPG 1/1001
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This record is about the 1 item (enclosure in Governor Shildham's despatch of 30 September 1772) extracted... dating from 1772 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 1/1001
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1772
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (enclosure in Governor Shildham's despatch of 30 September 1772) extracted from CO 194/30. 'The Road and Harbour of Placentia'. Plan of the harbours of Placentia and Little Placentia, Newfoundland (now in Canada) with their fortifications. Title in oval cartouche. Scale: 1 inch to about 0.375 mile. Compass star. [By] Robert Pringle, Engineer.
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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)
- 41.1 cm x 50 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 930
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3981690/
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