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Spain: Cádiz, Isla de León. '... French position composing the late Blockade of Cadiz...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/940
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 78/940
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1814
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Description (What the record is about)
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Spain: Cádiz, Isla de León. '... French position composing the late Blockade of Cadiz and the Island of Leon' [title partly missing due to damage]: map of the area between Rota and Chiclana de la Frontera, showing the nature of the terrain, towns and fortifications. Reference table to cultivated land, woodland, and works variously constructed by British, French and Spanish troops. Scale; 1 inch to 800 yards. Compass indicator; east at the top. Surveyed by Thomas Beer, Royal Military Surveyor and Draughtsman. Signed by Lieutenant Colonel C F Smith, Commanding Royal Engineer, Cadiz, March 1814. A pencilled note refers to a book of plans and sections of individual works; these drawings are not filed with this 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)
- C 35
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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)
- 1:28800
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured. Damaged at the upper right-hand corner
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269876/
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War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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