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1 item (enclosure to despatch number 16, 31 July 1768) extracted from CO 217/45 (folio...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/31
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This record is about the 1 item (enclosure to despatch number 16, 31 July 1768) extracted from CO 217/45 (folio... dating from 1768 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MR 1/31
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1768
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (enclosure to despatch number 16, 31 July 1768) extracted from CO 217/45 (folio 249). North America. 'A Plan of Charlotte Town on the Island of St. John [now Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada] ... drawn by Order of Lieutenant Governor Francklin by Charles Morris Chf Surveyor 1768': showing the eastern and western divisions of the town laid out in lots, land reserved for public lots and buildings and for proprietors, marshland and swamps, and soundings. Scale: 1 inch to 200 feet. Compass indicator.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For other items extracted from CO 217/45 see MPG 1/260 MPG 1/261
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 65 cm x 125 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:2400
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured
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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 1646
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559058/
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