| Former owner | Skinner, William, 1700-1780 |
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| Former owner | Skinner, Monier |
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| Date | [1769] |
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| Scale | Scale approximately 1:300 |
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| Language | English |
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| Location | British Library |
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| Collection (local) | British Library Collection |
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| 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
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| Places | - Canada
- North and Central America
- Saint John's
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| Extent | 1 map : manuscript pen and ink with gray wash ; 73 x 63 cm |
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| Terms and License | - 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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| 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.
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