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Nova Scotia (now part of Canada): Halifax. Map of the town, harbour and surroundings,...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/472
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This record is about the Nova Scotia (now part of Canada): Halifax. Map of the town, harbour and surroundings,... dating from 1826 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 1/472
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1826
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Description (What the record is about)
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Nova Scotia (now part of Canada): Halifax. Map of the town, harbour and surroundings, showing roads, place names, defences, altitudes and soundings. Scale: 1 inch to about 265 yards. Compass indicator. Drawn by John George Toler, Royal Engineers, 1 July 1826; signed: Colonel Gustavus Nicolls, Royal Engineers, 30 June 1826. Overlays show Fort Clarence and Fort Needham.
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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 78/1142
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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)
- 84 cm x 253 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:9540
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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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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 1227
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559499/
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MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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