PLAN of the SOUTH HEAD of the Entrance into the Harbour of St IOHNS NEWFOUNDLAND Shewing the BATTERIES to be Erected theron for its Defence

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PLAN of the SOUTH HEAD of the Entrance into the Harbour of St IOHNS NEWFOUNDLAND Shewing the BATTERIES to be Erected theron for its Defence
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Title:
PLAN of the SOUTH HEAD of the Entrance into the Harbour of St IOHNS NEWFOUNDLAND Shewing the BATTERIES to be Erected theron for its Defence
Former owner:
Skinner, William, 1700-1780
Former owner:
Skinner, Monier
Date:
[1769]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
British Library
Collection (local):
British Library Collection
Subjects:
Military art and science--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Fortification--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Harbors--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
St. John's (N.L.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Canada > Saint John's
Extent:
1 map : manuscript pen and ink with gray wash ; 73 x 63 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Publisher:
[Saint John] : [producer not identified]
Scale:
Scale approximately 1:300
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
http://searcharchives.bl.uk/IAMS_VU2:IAMS040-002027386
Notes:
Date suggested as proposals for building Fort Amherst (shown) on south side of The Narrows at Saint John date from 1769 - see http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=12850.
Relief shown by shading.
North is oriented to the bottom of the map.
Shows title, lettered key (A-D) and scale bar ("Scale 25 Feet to an Inch") in simple surround at lower right.
Copy at Add Ms 33,231.II.3. A roll. Laid on linen. Manuscript annotation at lower left in black ink, "Handed over to Lieut. Monier Skinner R. Eng.r by his father in 1872" and initialled (by Monier Skinner?). Red stamp of British Museum at lower left. Pressmark stamped to verso and repeated in pencil.
Notes (date):
9999
This date is inferred.