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Ottoman Empire: Turkey: Kale-i Sultaniye (now part of Çanakkale). Plan of the castle....
Catalogue reference: WO 78/779
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This record is about the Ottoman Empire: Turkey: Kale-i Sultaniye (now part of Çanakkale). Plan of the castle.... dating from [c.1799-1807] 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 78/779
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c.1799-1807]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ottoman Empire: Turkey: Kale-i Sultaniye (now part of Çanakkale). Plan of the castle. [Scale: ?1 inch to about 20 feet.] Two inscriptions have been added in pencil: (i) 'supposed to be the Castle of Sultanier as ordered to be executed by the Sultan. See Major Holloway's Plan 1799 [i.e. WO 78/778]'; initialled: S B [Howlett]. (ii) 'There is no Scale to the original Plan. The figures marked upon the Round Towers & c. I conceive allude to the different heights above the level of the Sea'; initialled: W T. The suggested date and scale were derived by comparison with WO 78/778.
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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)
- C 12
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 98 cm x 127 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:240
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- 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: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 4591
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269715/
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WO 78
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