Item
Part of same Ordnance Survey sheet as MPD 1/202/2. MS coloured...
Catalogue reference: MPD 1/204/1
Date: 1898
Part of same Ordnance Survey sheet as MPD 1/202/2. MS coloured additions show [Mytchett estate].
Item
Main-a-Dieu. Plan of the port and fishing town on the eastern shore of Cape Breton...
Catalogue reference: MPD 1/180/4
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This record is about the Main-a-Dieu. Plan of the port and fishing town on the eastern shore of Cape Breton... dating from 1786 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat 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)
- MPD 1/180/4
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1786
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Description (What the record is about)
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Main-a-Dieu. Plan of the port and fishing town on the eastern shore of Cape Breton laid out in 1786. With reference table to lots reserved for divisions of the town, fishing, public buildings and fortifications. Scale: 1 inch to 2 chains. By David Tait under the direction of Lieutenant Governor Des Barres. Compass indicator.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 59.2 cm x 109.2 cm
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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 1334
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8868209/
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MPD 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Within the series: MPD 1
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Within the piece: MPD 1/180
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