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North America. 'A Survey of the South Shore of Lake Erie commencing at the Narrows...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1099
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This record is about the North America. 'A Survey of the South Shore of Lake Erie commencing at the Narrows... dating from 1789 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 1/1099
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1789
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Description (What the record is about)
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North America. 'A Survey of the South Shore of Lake Erie commencing at the Narrows at Fort Erie, and ending at the entrance of Detroit River ...': map (of territory now in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York states, United States of America, and in Ontario, Canada) showing hills, place names and soundings. Reference notes on navigation and on the nature of the country. Scale: 1 inch to 2 miles. Compass indicators. Surveyed by Henry Ford, Naval Officer, assisted by Patrick McNiff. Insets: Sandusky Lake; the entrances of the Rocky, Cayahoga and Grand rivers; Presque Isle harbour and Presque Isle fort.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a reduced-size copy and a partial copy of this map, seerespectively MR 1/733/5 CO 700/NorthAmericanColoniesGeneral19
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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 78/304
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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)
- 75.5 cm x 301 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:126720
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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), entry2779
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560126/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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