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Three copies of 'A Map of the Country from the Western Lakes to the Eastern parts...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/519
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This record is about the Three copies of 'A Map of the Country from the Western Lakes to the Eastern parts... dating from 1765 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 1/519
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1765
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Description (What the record is about)
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Three copies of 'A Map of the Country from the Western Lakes to the Eastern parts of the Center [sic] Colonies of North America 1765': a map covering the area (now in the United States of America and Canada) between Lake Michigan, Lac Saint Pierre and Cape Henry (in Virginia) showing settlements, forts, roads, waterways, mountains in relief, and the distribution of native peoples. Reference note distinguishes principal forts from ungarrisoned forts and those staffed by only a few men; reference notes on forts taken and destroyed. Scale: 1 inch to 18 miles. Compass indicator. Surveyed by William Brasier; (1) [?Brasier's original map]; (2) copied by John Chamberlain; (3) copied by Thomas Smart.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The items are filed in the order: 2, 1, 3
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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 78/298
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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)
- 96.5 cm x 127 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:1140480
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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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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 2023
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559546/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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Three copies of 'A Map of the Country from the Western Lakes to the Eastern parts...
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