Section taken from the nearest Commanding Ground thro' the Center of the TOWER to High Water Mark

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Section taken from the nearest Commanding Ground thro' the Center of the TOWER to High Water Mark
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Item Information

Title:
Section taken from the nearest Commanding Ground thro' the Center of the TOWER to High Water Mark
Former owner:
Skinner, William, 1700-1780
Former owner:
Skinner, Monier
Date:
[ca. 1775]
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 on 2 sheets : joined, manuscript pen and ink with watercolour ; 44 x 72 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 from http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=12850 (viewed October 2014) - Fort Amherst (depicted - named here Pallisser's Tower) was completed in 1777.
Shows title at upper centre.
Shows a list of references at upper right.
Shows scale bar at lower centre, "Scale to the Section 25 Feet to an Inch".
See Add Ms 33,231.II.8. for a map of the tower.
Copy at Add Ms 33,231.II.9. Comprises 2 sheets joined and laid on linen - a roll. Manuscript annotation at centre 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 right. Pressmark stamped to verso and repeated in pencil.
Notes (date):
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