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Canada: Nova Scotia. Two maps comprising sheets of an Ordnance Survey map. (1) Sheet...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1112
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This record is about the Canada: Nova Scotia. Two maps comprising sheets of an Ordnance Survey map. (1) Sheet... dating from 1891-[1900] 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 1/1112
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1891-[1900]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Canada: Nova Scotia. Two maps comprising sheets of an Ordnance Survey map. (1) Sheet County Halifax IV.13, showing the military prison on Melville island and areas to the south. (2) Four joined sheets: County Halifax IV.6, [IV.10] and parts of IV.5 and [IV.9], showing the town and harbour area. Both sheets give the names of the proprietors of land lots and wharves. Reference tables to government and private buildings, telegraph lines, and the boundaries of War Department property, on both items. Zincographed at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton. A printed note states: 'For War Department purposes only'. Coloured overprinting to both items, showing 10-foot contours. MS additions, coloured, to item (2), showing the scheme of arrangement for new Barrack Atlas plans of military establishments, including Fort Needham, Wellington Barracks and Fort George; the War Office docket book dates the additions to 1900. Brief pencilled notes to both items. Dimensions: (1) 73 cm x 105.5 cm; (2) 138 cm x 169 cm.
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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 78/2129
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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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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:2500
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Zincographed
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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), entries 1281 (item 2) and 1337 (item 1)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560139/
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MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
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