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New York (afterwards part of the United States of America): New York City. Map comprising...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/463
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This record is about the New York (afterwards part of the United States of America): New York City. Map comprising... dating from 1782 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MR 1/463
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1782
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Description (What the record is about)
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New York (afterwards part of the United States of America): New York City. Map comprising two joined sheets, together covering New York Island (now Manhattan), the Hudson River and East River, and surrounding land (now in Brooklyn, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Hudson County, New Jersey); showing place names, roads, the nature of the terrain, and British and American fortifications. Reference tables to defence works, etc. Scale: 1 inch to 800 feet. Compass indicator to each sheet. A substantial portion at the southern end, consisting of most of the reference table to sheet 1, has perished. The coastlines appear to marry fairly well at the join between the two sheets; however a dotted line and area of duller colouring and reduced detail near to the join at the southern end of sheet 2, suggests that sheet 1 was originally intended to overlap sheet 2 at this point; the directions of the two compass indicators are consistent with such an overlap.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/1105
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 312.5 cm x 95.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:9600
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured. Irregular; damaged
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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 2699. This map was printed and published as: B F Stevens, Facsimile of the Unpublished British Headquarters Coloured Manuscript Map of New York and Environs. Reproduced from the Original Drawing in the War Office London (London, 1900)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559490/
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