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North America. 'Tracing from map of Dr Mitchell of 1755 showing limits of Fishery...

Catalogue reference: MR 1/1997/4

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This record is about the North America. 'Tracing from map of Dr Mitchell of 1755 showing limits of Fishery... dating from 1890 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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MR 1/1997/4
Date
1890
Description

North America. 'Tracing from map of Dr Mitchell of 1755 showing limits of Fishery Rights in the British North American Colonies according to Treaty of Utrecht': covering the coast between Newfoundland (now part of Canada) and South Carolina (subsequently part of the United States of America), and territory as far north-west as the edge of Hudson Bay; also showing the boundaries of British and French territories. Reference notes. Scale: 1 inch to about 32 miles. Formerly enclosed with a memorandum from Sir E Hertslet, 3 July 1890.

For copies of two different published versions of Dr Mitchell's map of 1755, see CO 700/AMERICA NORTH AND SOUTH21 to CO 700/AMERICA NORTH AND SOUTH27 inclusive

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Dimensions
133 cm x 97 cm
Physical condition
MS, coloured on tracing cloth
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9265708/

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