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1 item (originally enclosed in Colonel Cockburn's report of 17 September 1827) extracted...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1356
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This record is about the 1 item (originally enclosed in Colonel Cockburn's report of 17 September 1827) extracted... dating from 1827 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 1/1356
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1827
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (originally enclosed in Colonel Cockburn's report of 17 September 1827) extracted from CO 384/17 (folio 197). Nova Scotia (now part of Canada): Cape Breton Island. 'Map showing the situation and extent of the granted and ungranted lands and distinguishing Indian reservations and the most fertile areas ...'. Reference notes on land, shipbuilding, fisheries and roads. Scale: 1 inch to 4 miles. Compass indicator. By H W Crawley, Deputy Surveyor General, Sydney, 5 June 1827. Inset: map of Cape Breton Island to the west of Lake Bras D'Or, showing surveyed roads.
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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)
- MPG 1/631
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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)
- 77 cm x 128.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:253440
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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 1145
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560383/
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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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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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