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'A Map of New York [i.e. Manhattan] & Staten Islds and Part of Long Island. Drawn...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1137
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This record is about the 'A Map of New York [i.e. Manhattan] & Staten Islds and Part of Long Island. Drawn... dating from 1782 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 1/1137
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1782
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Description (What the record is about)
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'A Map of New York [i.e. Manhattan] & Staten Islds and Part of Long Island. Drawn by Charles Blaskowitz, Capt. Guides & P [Pioneers].': also covering part of the New Jersey coast; (the area depicted is now in the United States of America); showing refugee posts (one dated 21 July 1780) on the New Jersey shore of the Hudson River, and soundings around Sandy Hook. Reference table to redoubts and fortifications; detailed reference notes on a military campaign of 1776. Decorative drawings of ships. Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile. Compass indicator. Soundings taken in July 1782.
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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 78/375
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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)
- 103 cm x 148 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:63360
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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), entry 2631
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560164/
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MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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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
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Within the series: MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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