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Newfoundland (now part of Canada): Saint John's. 'Plan of the Harbour... Shewing...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/920
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This record is about the Newfoundland (now part of Canada): Saint John's. 'Plan of the Harbour... Shewing... dating from 1769 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 1/920
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1769
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Description (What the record is about)
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Newfoundland (now part of Canada): Saint John's. 'Plan of the Harbour... Shewing the Situation of the Present Fort... with a Plan of a New one... as also the situation of a Battery proposed to be erected at the Mouth of the Harbour...': sheet also bears sections. Scale: 1 inch to 400 feet. Compass rose and lines. Signed by Hugh Debbieg, 11 August 1769. Originally enclosed with a report from General Skinner, 14 August 1769; the report is not filed on this roll.
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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 78/305
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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)
- 85.5 cm x 150 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:4800
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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 948
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559947/
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