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Five maps of Newfoundland (now part of Canada) and Lake Erie. Detailed descriptions...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/733
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This record is about the Five maps of Newfoundland (now part of Canada) and Lake Erie. Detailed descriptions... dating from 1764-1843 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 1/733
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1764-1843
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Description (What the record is about)
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Five maps of Newfoundland (now part of Canada) and Lake Erie. Detailed descriptions are given at item level.
The items now numbered 2-5 were formerly numbered 3-6 and were renumbered at an unknown date between 1955 and 1974. The item formerly numbered 2 (a copy of Admiralty chart [?1400], showing the Gulf of Saint Lawrence) was reported missing in May 1955.
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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 78/1657B
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559760/
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MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: MR
Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
4,220 records
Within the series: MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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Five maps of Newfoundland (now part of Canada) and Lake Erie. Detailed descriptions...
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