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North America. Map of the southern shore of Lake Erie (now in Ohio, Pennsylvania...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/733/5
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This record is about the North America. Map of the southern shore of Lake Erie (now in Ohio, Pennsylvania... dating from 1789 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 1/733/5
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1789
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Description (What the record is about)
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North America. Map of the southern shore of Lake Erie (now in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York states, United States of America) between the mouth of the Maumee River and Fort Erie (now in Ontario, Canada), showing hills, place names and soundings. Reference table of remarks on navigation and the nature of the terrain [partly trimmed away and perished]; further reference notes on the country. Scale: [?1 inch to 2 miles]. Compass indicators; south-east at the top. [Copied from a map surveyed (under the orders of Lord Dorchester) by Henry Ford and Patrick McNiff and reduced by William Hall]. The sheet has been trimmed considerably and is perished at some of the edges; consequently, it lacks the title and insets found on other copies of the map.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For complete copies of this map, see MR 1/1099
CO 700/NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES GENERAL19
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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)
- 53.5 cm x 343 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured. Irregular
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 2781
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9442739/
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