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Hampshire: Isle of Wight: East Cowes. Block plan and ground and first floor plans...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2544
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- WO 78/2544
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1888
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Description (What the record is about)
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Hampshire: Isle of Wight: East Cowes. Block plan and ground and first floor plans of a barracks. Reference table and tables of accommodation, tanks. Scale: 3 inches to 125 feet. Compass indicator. Drawn by Robert Guy, 14 July 1888; zincographed and printed at the School of Military Engineering, Chatham, under the direction of Captain A M Mantell.
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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)
- F 40
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 101 cm x 70 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:500
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Zincographed, coloured. Damaged at the lower right-hand corner
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3271488/
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