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Admiralty chart of Port Simpson (now Lax Kw'alaams), British Columbia (now in Canada),...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/632/5
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This record is about the Admiralty chart of Port Simpson (now Lax Kw'alaams), British Columbia (now in Canada),... dating from 1853-1866 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)
- MFQ 1/632/5
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1853-1866
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Description (What the record is about)
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Admiralty chart of Port Simpson (now Lax Kw'alaams), British Columbia (now in Canada), showing Birnie and Finlayson Islands and [Chimsair] Peninsula. An inset shows a sketch of Fort Simpson Cove. Scale: 1 inch to 480 feet. Compass rose. Engraved by J and C Walker. Published at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty 28 February 1856. Correction to May 1865. Originally enclosed with a memorandum dated 13 August 1866 by George Henry Richards, Hydrographer of the Admiralty, concerning the grounding of HMS Sparrowhawk. MS lines on the chart link certain points south of Finlayson Island, one labelled '? North'. An MS note reads 'plan with outline Chart'.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For later editions of this chart see CO 700/CANADA144
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- Admiralty Chart 2426
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 29 cm x 25.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:48500
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8955408/
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MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of various departments held...
6,070 records
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Admiralty chart of Port Simpson (now Lax Kw'alaams), British Columbia (now in Canada),...
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