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Tower of London: General. Plan shows the Tower and its gates and bulwark; wharf,...
Catalogue reference: WORK 31/21
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This record is about the Tower of London: General. Plan shows the Tower and its gates and bulwark; wharf,... dating from [1670s] in the series Office of Works and successors: Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings: Plans and.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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WORK 31/21
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Date (When the record was created)
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[1670s]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Tower of London: General. Plan shows the Tower and its gates and bulwark; wharf, rivergate [Traitor's Gate] and stairs; streets, houses and Barking church to the west; Tower Hill, 'Crochet Friars' [Crutched Friars]. and East Smithfield to the north; St Katherine's to the east. Scale bar: 1 inch to about 70 feet. Damaged at edges.Annotated: 'A coppy of Mr Hewards Mapp verified by Jonas Moore'. This refers to William Hayward and Joel Gascoyne's map of 1597, known from later engraving. Sir Jonas Moore was Surveyor of the Ordnance and resident at the Tower in the 1670s; he signed and verified this copy map.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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AC/TOL:GEN/6; Reg No E/6/1606; T S 207
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Public Record(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
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54.5 cm x 73.5 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
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Ink drawing on Michalette type paper, coloured. Mounted on canvas.
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Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2003008/
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WORK 31
Office of Works and successors: Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings: Plans and...
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