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Vancouver Island (subsequently part of British Columbia, now in Canada); United States...

Catalogue reference: WO 78/2311/18

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This record is about the Vancouver Island (subsequently part of British Columbia, now in Canada); United States... dating from 1858-1879 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
WO 78/2311/18
Date
1858-1879
Description

Vancouver Island (subsequently part of British Columbia, now in Canada); United States of America: Washington Territory. 'North America West Coast. Haro Strait and Middle Channel surveyed by Capt. G. H. Richards & the Officers of H.M.S. Plumper 1858-60 ...'. Scale: 1 inch to 1 nautical mile. Compass roses. Published by the Admiralty, 26 November 1861; corrected to 1876. Insets: four views of the coast. Coloured MS additions show proposed defence lines and the boundary between British and American territory.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Map designation
Admiralty chart 2840
Physical condition
Engraved
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Maps and Plans in the Public RecordOffice: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry480
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6677058/

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