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2 items extracted from BT 6/35 (folios 427-428). Nova Scotia. (1) 'A View of the...
Catalogue reference: MPI 1/342
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This record is about the 2 items extracted from BT 6/35 (folios 427-428). Nova Scotia. (1) 'A View of the... dating from 1794 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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- MPI 1/342
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- 1794
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2 items extracted from BT 6/35 (folios 427-428). Nova Scotia. (1) 'A View of the Military Ground and Buildings from Yorke Fields, 1794, adjoining the Town of Sydney... by John Storey, Acting Surveyor Genl. of Lands': plan also shows the site of the batteries and other buildings with Government House and adjoining streets and buildings, and a perspective view. Compass indicator. (2) 'A Plan of Spanish River [now called Sydney Harbour] in the Island of Cape Breton Shewing the Situation of the Town of Sydney and of the Forts laid out by Lieut. Govr. Macarmick, 1794. Drawn by J. Storey Actg Survr Genl of Lands'. Dimensions: (1) 40.1 cm x 31.8 cm (2) 38.7 cm x 36.6 cm.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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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), entries 1363-1364
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