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Newfoundland (now in Canada): Cape Pine. (10) 'Design for a screamer for Foggy Weather...

Catalogue reference: MPH 1/954/10-11

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This record is about the Newfoundland (now in Canada): Cape Pine. (10) 'Design for a screamer for Foggy Weather... dating from 1848-1850 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
MPH 1/954/10-11
Date
1848-1850
Description

Newfoundland (now in Canada): Cape Pine. (10) 'Design for a screamer for Foggy Weather for Cape Pine Newfoundland'. Scale: 4.5 inches to 6 feet. Signed by Alexander Gordon and stated by him to be his first design, transmitted with his report of 21 September 1848. (11) 'Fog Signal for Cape Pine Newfoundland Design No.2'. Scale: 1 inch to 4 feet. Referred to in Alexander Gordon's letter of 23 September 1850.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Dimensions
45 cm x 32 cm
Map scale
1:16
Physical condition
MS; (1) is coloured
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9414394/

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Newfoundland (now in Canada): Cape Pine. (10) 'Design for a screamer for Foggy Weather...

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