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Ireland: County Dublin: Dublin (Baile Átha Cliath). Plan of a drill field adjacent...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2627
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This record is about the Ireland: County Dublin: Dublin (Baile Átha Cliath). Plan of a drill field adjacent... dating from 1871-1874 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 78/2627
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1871-1874
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Ireland: County Dublin: Dublin (Baile Átha Cliath). Plan of a drill field adjacent to Portobello Barracks, acquired from E J Murphy and others, 31 July 1868. Notes on boundaries. Scale: 1 inch to 50 feet. Compass indicator. Drawn by W Watson, Clerk of Works, 23 February 1871; signed by Charles Lancaster, draughtsman, 13 March 1871, and others; further signed by Colonel Charles [?]Ford, Commanding Royal Engineer in Ireland, 16 March 1874. Inset: site map of Portobello Barracks; scale: 1:2,500.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- 101.5 cm x 68.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:600
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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 right-hand edge
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- Open Document, Open Description
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War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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