Item
Duplicate of MFQ 1/605/1
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/605/6
Date: 1883
Duplicate of MFQ 1/605/1
Item
Sketch showing the position of a rock at Port Simpson (now Lax Kw'alaams), British...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/632/6
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This record is about the Sketch showing the position of a rock at Port Simpson (now Lax Kw'alaams), British... dating from 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 1/632/6
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1866
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Description (What the record is about)
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Sketch showing the position of a rock at Port Simpson (now Lax Kw'alaams), British Columbia (now in Canada) on which HMS Sparrowhawk struck on May 16 1866, with Fort Simpson, Finlayson Island and the track of the ship. Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile. Signed by George Christie, Master, HMS Sparrowhawk. Originally enclosed with letter no 6 dated 12 June 1866 from Edwin A Parker, Commander, HMS Sparrowhawk and subsequently enclosure no 3 to Pacific Station letter no 66 dated 25 June 1866 from the Honourable Joseph Denman, Rear Admiral.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 27.5 cm x 15.5 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, with some colouring
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8955409/
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MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of various departments held...
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Within the series: MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Sketch showing the position of a rock at Port Simpson (now Lax Kw'alaams), British...
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