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Transferred to MPK 1/73
Catalogue reference: MPK 1/445
Transferred to MPK 1/73
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Chart of the west coast of North America either side of the forty-ninth parallel:...
Catalogue reference: MPK 1/66/1
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- MPK 1/66/1
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1857
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Description (What the record is about)
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Chart of the west coast of North America either side of the forty-ninth parallel: shows soundings in the Strait of Georgia and the Fraser River; canoe route up the Fraser River; camp of the United States boundary surveying party; proposed anchorage for HMS Satellite to survey the area south of 49°N. Topographical notes. Notes on the survey. Scale: 1 inch to about 1.5 miles. Drawn by J. Roberts, draughtsman. Extracted from Capt J C Prevost's despatch no 4 of 12 August 1857 to Lord Clarendon.
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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)
- 43.9 cm x 37.8 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 478
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8932420/
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MPK 1
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Within the series: MPK 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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2 items extracted from FO 5/810 (folio 78). Charts of the west coast of North America...
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