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Title

Records of the Commanding Royal Engineer. Reports and estimates [multiple media]. 

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File part of

I C, "Records of the Nova Scotia Command" [multiple media] (RG8-IC)

Accession

[Plans of military establishments in Halifax and Sydney, N.S., and St. John and Fredericton, N.B.] [architectural drawing, cartographic material, technical drawing] prepared by the Royal Engineers

Date(s)

1858-1870

Place of creation

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent

607 pages
36 architectural drawings ink, col. 58 x 78 cm or smaller.
9 maps mss., ink, col. 88 x 52 cm or smaller.
2 technical drawings ink, col. 45 x 56 cm and 46 x 29 cm.

Scope and content

Reports and estimates and demands for materials for fortifications and civil buildings in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick with several plans. Cartographic material, architectural and technical drawings, from RG8M 80103-49, consist of plans showing alterations and additions to military establishments in Halifax and Sydney, N.S., and St. John and Fredericton, N.B. prepared by the Royal Engineers, dated 1858-1864.

Conditions of access

Architectural: technical drawings
90NA: Open but not available
Cartographic material: microform
99: To be determined
Cartographic material
Microfiche NMC27413
90: Open
Cartographic material: microform
Microfiche NMC 27413
99: Closed pending processing
Cartographic material
Microfiche NMC52149
90: Open
Textual records
Microfilm reel C-4295
99: Closed pending processing
Cartographic material: microform
Microfiche NMC 52149
99: Closed pending processing
Textual records
Microfilm reel C-4294
99: Closed pending processing
Textual records
99: To be determined
Volume
1653 A
99: To be determined
Architectural,technical: microform
99: To be determined
Microfiche
NMC 27413
NMC 52149
99: To be determined
Cartographic material
90NA: Open but not available
Box
from 2000002049 to 2000002050 Item no. assigned by LAC 1 -- 25; 29
Item no. assigned by LAC 26 -- 28; 30 -- 47
90: Open
Former archival reference no.
RG8-I
RG8M 80103/49

Finding aid

Architectural drawing; technical drawing; cartographic material (No finding aid)

Finding aid no.

MSS1800

Additional name(s)

Great Britain. Army. Corps of Royal Engineers. Army. Corps of Royal Engineers.
Great Britain. Board of Ordnance. Board of Ordnance.

Additional information

Volume split as follows: -p. 324, reel C-4294; p. 325-, reel C-4295. Paginated 130 to 737. Plans of RG8M 80103-49 accompanied the Ordnance Annual Estimate and Fortification Annual Estimate reports for this period.

Physical description note
RG8M 80103/49: All of the items have a page number, from vol. 1653A, stamped on the recto.

Custodial history
Cartographic material, architectural and technical drawings, from RG8M 80103/49, were removed in 1980 from RG8 vol. C1653A, and transferred from the Manuscript Division.

Cartographic math data
RG8M 80103/49: architectural drawing: Scales differ. RG8M 80103/49: cartographic material: Scales differ. RG8M 80103/49: technical drawing: Scale [1:60].

Availability of other formats note
RG8M 80103/49: Items #10 and 29 have been microfilmed. The entire accession is also duplicated on microfilm reels #C-4294 and C-4295.

Signatures and inscriptions
RG8M 80103/49: Items are signed by various members of the Royal Engineers.

Source

Private

Other system control no.

PIAF546494

Related control no.

1. 80103/49 CA
2. RG8M 80103/49

MIKAN no.

2812332