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Canada West (now Ontario, Canada). (5) 'Sketch of part of the line of railroad from...

Catalogue reference: MR 1/1024/5-6

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MR 1/1024/5-6
Date
1851
Description

Canada West (now Ontario, Canada). (5) 'Sketch of part of the line of railroad from Bytown [now Ottawa] to Prescott, shewing the lots 21 and 22 in the Gove of Gloucester ...'; (6) Detailed plans of lot 21 and lot 22, showing the proposed railway line. Scale: (5) 1 inch to 1,232 yards [1:44,352]; (6) 1 inch to 254 feet [1:3,048]. Compass indicator to each sheet. Both items by Lieutenant Sidney B Farrell, Royal Engineers. Both sheets signed by Captain Charles E Ford, Royal Engineers, (5) 31 October 1851, (6) 18 December 1851; and by Lieutenant Colonel C O Streatfield, Commanding Royal Engineer, 23 December 1851. Dimensions: (5) 45 cm x 57 cm; (6) 29 cm x 45 cm. Originally accompanying Streatfield's letter dated 23 December 1851.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical condition
MS, coloured
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9442917/

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