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Newfoundland (now in Canada): Saint John's. Map of the town and harbour showing fortifications...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1775
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This record is about the Newfoundland (now in Canada): Saint John's. Map of the town and harbour showing fortifications... dating from 1814 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 1/1775
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1814
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Description (What the record is about)
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Newfoundland (now in Canada): Saint John's. Map of the town and harbour showing fortifications and the boundaries of land granted to the Ordnance by Admiral Duff [in 1773] and Admiral Holloway [in 1807]. Reference table comprising a schedule of Ordnance land and neighbouring properties, giving details of the occupier, acreage and use of each lot, and the dates they were granted. Scale: 1 inch to 400 feet. Compass indicator. [By] T G W Eaststaff, Royal Military Surveyor and Draughtsman. Signed by Colonel E W Durnford, Commanding Royal Engineer, 20 November 1814.
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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 78/2493
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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)
- 1:4800
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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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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 976. Archival reference erroneously printed as WO 78/2492
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560802/
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MR 1
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