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Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/1
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Bahamas: New Providence. 1 map and 7 sheets of drawings of fortifications: (1) map...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2558
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 78/2558
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1798
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Description (What the record is about)
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Bahamas: New Providence. 1 map and 7 sheets of drawings of fortifications: (1) map of the northern part of the island covering Nassau and its environs, with Hog Island and adjacent small islands, and showing forts and batteries with the range of gunfire; (2, 8) 2 plans of Fort Charlotte; (3) sections [of Fort Charlotte]; (4) plans and sections of Fort Fincastle and a guard room; (5) plans and sections of Fort Nassau; (6) plans and sections of Fort Montague; (7) plan and sections of Fort Charlotte, showing improvement works proposed by the Earl of Dunmore. Reference table to item (1). Scale: (1) 1 inch to 1,000 feet [1:12,000]; (2, 8) 1 inch to 100 feet [1:1,200]; (3) 1 inch to 30 feet [1:360]; (4-6) 1 inch to 20 feet [1:240]; (7) 1 inch to 30 feet and 1 inch to 20 feet. Compass indicator to items (1-2) and (8). Items (4-6) drawn by Michael Berry; all items signed by Captain John Rutherford, Royal Engineers; dated 2 May 1798 on the dorse. Dimensions: (1) 46.5 cm x 99 cm; (2) 46.5 cm x 86.5 cm; (3) 47 cm x 71 cm; (4) 46.5 cm x 28 cm; (5) 72 cm x 47 cm; (6) 45 cm x 26.5 cm; (7) 47 cm x 58.5 cm; (8) 46.5 cm x 86.5 cm. Significant portions of items (1-2) are missing.
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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)
- G 2
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured. Damaged
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 3150
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3271502/
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