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Minorca (Menorca; now part of Spain). 'Plan of the Fortifications of St. Philips...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/317
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This record is about the Minorca (Menorca; now part of Spain). 'Plan of the Fortifications of St. Philips... dating from 1772-1775 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 78/317
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1772-1775
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minorca (Menorca; now part of Spain). 'Plan of the Fortifications of St. Philips [Fort San Felipe] Castle shewing the Entrance of the Mahon Harbour and the Peninsula of St. Anns or Cape Mola in the Island of Minorca shewing also the Batterys [sic] erected by the French at the siege in 1756 and when opened': three copies of a map. Reference tables to fortifications. Scale: 1 inch to 200 feet. Compass indicators. Item (1) drawn by William Tinling and signed by Lieutenant Colonel Patrick MacKellar, Commanding Royal Engineer, 28 February 1772. Items (2-3) copied by F Gould; item (3) dated 26 January 1775. The upper right-hand corner of item (3) is missing. Minorca, then under British control, was taken by France in 1756; it was restored to Great Britain in 1763.
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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)
- U 4/10
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- 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)
- 1:2400
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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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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269253/
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War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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