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Kings MS 208-209
- Record Id:
- 036-002017149
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002016915
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000030.0x00014a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Kings MS 208-209
- Title:
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'A GENERAL DESCRIPTION of the Province of Nova Scotia, and a Report of the present state of the Defences ...by Lieut.-Col. [Robert] Morse, Chief Engineer in America', drawn up by direction of Gen. Sir Guy Carleton, Commander-in-Chief of H.M. Forces in N. America; 1783-1784. Two volumes. Vol. ii contains the coloured plans referred to in vol. i, preceded (f. 1) by the Admiralty Chart of 'the Coast of Nova Scotia, New England, the Gulph and River of St. Lawrence, the Islands of Newfoundland, Cape Breton', &c., published by Jos. F. W. Des Barres, 1778. The plans are as follows:-
1. Port-Roseway Harbour. 1 ft.
21/2 in. X 1 ft. 111/4 in. f. 3.
2 Halifax Peninsula showing the Town, the Harbour, Naval-yard, &c., as surveyed in 1784 by Capt. Charles Blaskowitz and drawn by Henry Castleman. 2ft. 9in.x 3ft. f.4.
3. 'The Work on the Citadel-Hill', Halifax. 1 ft. 71/8 in. x 2 ft. 8 1/2 in. f. 5.
4. Fort Needham, Halifax. 1ft 21/2 in. x 9 in. f. 6.
5. Fort Massey, Halifax. 1 ft. 2 1/2 in. x 1ft. 6 in. f. 7.
6. George's Island, with fort. 1 ft.
21/2 in. x 1 ft. 8 in. f. 8.
7. The Eastern Battery, Halifax.
1 ft. 21/2 in.. x 1 ft. 5 1/2 in. f. 9.
8. The Naval-yard at Halifax. 1 ft.
8 in. x 2 ft. 111/2 in. f. 10.
9. The River of Annapolis-Royal in N. S., as surveyed by George Mitchell, Deputy Surveyer of Woods, in 1733, and amended from other surveys & C., 1753. 1 ft. 21/2 in. x 3 ft. 7 in. f. 11.
10. Fort at Annapolis-Royal in 1763.
1 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft 21/2 in. f. 12.
11. Fort at Cumberland, N. S. 1. ft.
51/2 in. x 1 ft. 10 3/4 in. f. 13.
12. Fort at Windsor 1ft 21/2 in. x 1 ft. 8 in. f. 14.
13 St. John's Harbour. 1 ft. 5 1/2 in. x 1 ft. 6 in. f. 15.
Paper; ff. 45, 15. Folio. 141/2 in. x 9 3/8 in. Bound in red morocco, slightly tooled.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- King's Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002016915
036-002017149 - Is part of:
- Kings MS 1-446 : King's Manuscripts
Kings MS 208-209 : 'A GENERAL DESCRIPTION of the Province of Nova Scotia, and a Report of the present state of the Defences ...by Lieut.-Col.… - Contains:
- Kings MS 208 : Vol. I, ff. 45, 1783-1784.
Kings MS 209 : Vol. II, ff. 15, 1783-1784.
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- 032-002016915[0132]/036-002017149
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Kings MS 1-446
- Record Type (Level):
- Series
- Extent:
- 2 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1783
- End Date:
- 1784
- Date Range:
- 1783-1784
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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