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British North American colonies collection [textual record, cartographic material]

Hierarchical level:

Collection

Date:

1832-1840.

Reference:

R7766-0-7-E, MG24-B95

Type of material:

Textual material, Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

104599

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British North American colonies collection
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

1832-1840.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 cm of textual records (45 p.) bound.
2 maps.

Language of material:

English

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Collection consists of a bound volume in manuscript, 1839-1840, entitled "Brief remarks on the importance of retaining the British North American colonies both as British possessions and as a counterpoise to the progress and power of the United States". Included are remarks on the political situation in the British North American colonies, their relative importance, and the reasons why they should be retained by Great Britain, by an unknown author. An inscription appears in the upper left corner of the title page: Private copy.

Collection also consists of two maps, 1832-ca. 1839, which were acquired with the volume. One, 1832, is entitled "Map of British North America with the adjacent states, published by Jos. Cross, and bears manuscript additions". The other, ca. 1839, is entitled "Chart of the Atlantic exhibiting the relative distances between the British North American Colonies and the United Kingdom", and was engraved by Jas. Wyld.. The annotations on the former map are in red ink, and archivists have noted their similarity to those on the manuscript.

Provenance:

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British North America

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(No finding aid)

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General note:

The bound volume and the maps were acquired together, and a note on the flyleaf of the former indicates that they were "Purchased from the Museum Book Store, Oct 10, 1908" for four pounds, by Sir Arthur Doughty.
The authorship of the volume has never been firmly established.

Arrangement note:

Photocopies of the maps are stored with the bound volume, for the convenience of researchers.
Subject heading:

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British North America - Politics and government, 1839-1840

Great Britain

Grande-Bretagne
Source:

Private

Former archival reference no.:

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MG24-B95

Other accession no.:

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77801/202 CA
77801/203 CA
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG24 B 95] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Cartographic material

[Consultation99 Closed pending processing]

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Maps: To be determined.

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Date modified:: 2024-05-10