A Plan of the Road, Harbour and Town of Placentia in the Island of Newfoundland From an Actual Survey shewing the Situation of the Batteries that are Proposed for their Defence

Pringle, Robert, -1793

Skinner, William, 1700-1780

Skinner, Monier

1774

by Lieut. Robert Pringle Engineer.

by Lieut. Robert Pringle Engineer.,

Scale not given

English

British Library

British Library Collection

• Military art and science--Newfoundland and Labrador--Placentia--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
• Fortification--Newfoundland and Labrador--Placentia--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
• Harbors--Newfoundland and Labrador--Placentia--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
• Placentia (N.L.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800

• Canada
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• North and Central America
• Placentia

1 map on 2 sheets : joined, manuscript pen and ink with watercolour ; 51 x 60 cm

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• This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).

• Relief shown by hachuring.
• Sounding depths are given.
• North is oriented to the lower left of the map, indicated by a compass arrow.
• Shows title, statement of responsibility and lettered key (A-H) at upper right.
• Shows Fort Frederick, Castle Graves and the incomplete new fort.
• Copy at Add Ms 33,231.II.13. Comprises 2 sheets joined and laid on linen - a roll. Manuscript annotation at lower 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.