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Kent: Woolwich (now in the London Borough of Greenwich). (1) Lithographed site map...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/520
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This record is about the Kent: Woolwich (now in the London Borough of Greenwich). (1) Lithographed site map... dating from 1862-1863 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 78/520
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1862-1863
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Description (What the record is about)
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Kent: Woolwich (now in the London Borough of Greenwich). (1) Lithographed site map showing the [Royal Military] Academy. Scale: 1 inch to 400 feet [1:4,800]. [By] Second Corporal James Griffin, Royal Engineer, 1 March 1862. (2) Plan, elevation and section, all on one sheet, of the Royal Military Academy Gymnasium and School of Arms; MS, coloured, on tracing cloth. Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet [1:96]. Signed by Colonel Charles T Ford, Commanding Royal Engineer, 23 March 1863. Both items originally accompanying a letter from Colonel Ford to the Inspector General of Fortifications, 23 March 1863; the letter is not filed with these drawings.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- D 9
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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