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Sudan. (1) 'Suakin [Sawakin] Redoubt as completed in 8 1/2 hours on 8th Novr. 1884':...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/261
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- WO 78/261
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1884
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Description (What the record is about)
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Sudan. (1) 'Suakin [Sawakin] Redoubt as completed in 8 1/2 hours on 8th Novr. 1884': plan and section of the redoubt with a plan and section of a gun emplacement; all on one sheet. Scale: 1 inch to about 8 feet. Copied by Sergeant J McPherson, Royal Engineers, 25 November 1884. Originally produced to accompany a report from Lieutenant Colonel Elliott Wood, Commanding Royal Engineer, 11 November 1884; the report is not filed at this reference. (2) A watercolour view of the redoubt. Copied by Sergeant McPherson, 26 November 1884. Inscribed, in coloured pencil: 'Demolished'.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:96
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 3270
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269197/
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