Item
Cover originally containing MPH 1/206/2-6.
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/206/1
Date: [19th century]
Cover originally containing MPH 1/206/2-6.
Item
Three drawings of a proposed beacon for Cape Race, Newfoundland (now in Canada)....
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/954/12-14
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This record is about the Three drawings of a proposed beacon for Cape Race, Newfoundland (now in Canada).... dating from 1851 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)
- MPH 1/954/12-14
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1851
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Description (What the record is about)
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Three drawings of a proposed beacon for Cape Race, Newfoundland (now in Canada). (12) 'Wooden beacon with iron ball for Cape Race Newfoundland': elevation and 'Mode of erection'. Scale: 1 inch to 4 feet. Signed by Alexander Gordon, to accompany his letter of 16 January 1851. (13) 'Copy of tracing accompanying the Hydrographer's Report upon the proposed beacon at Cape Race, Newfoundland, April 1851'. Scale: 8 inches to 4 sea miles. Compass indicator. (14) 'Beacon for Cape Race ...': design referred to in Gordon's specification of 31 March 1851. Scale:1 inch to 4 feet. Copied by M S Whitmore, Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, May 1851. Signed by J Whitmore, Lieutenant Colonel, Commanding Royal Engineer, 6 May 1851, to accompany his letter of that date.
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 61 cm x 45 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS; (12) and (13) on tracing paper
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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/C9414395/
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Three drawings of a proposed beacon for Cape Race, Newfoundland (now in Canada)....
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