Item
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/1
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Piece
'Plan of the Fortress of Malta'. Sheets 9-16, with a second, coloured copy each of...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/4385
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This record is about the 'Plan of the Fortress of Malta'. Sheets 9-16, with a second, coloured copy each of... dating from 1858-1884 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 78/4385
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1858-1884
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Plan of the Fortress of Malta'. Sheets 9-16, with a second, coloured copy each of sheets 12, 15 and 16. Table of place name elements on sheet 13. Compass star in the form of Maltese cross on sheet 14. Inset plan of rifle range at St George's Bay on sheet 16. Surveyed by the Royal Engineers, 1858-1862, under the direction of Lieutenant [E H] Steward, Captains [F H] Rich and [E L] Bland, and Lieutenant Colonel [R M] Laffan, all Royal Engineers. Sheets 9, 12, 13, 15 (coloured copy) and 16 zincographed at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, under the supervision of Captain [R M] Parsons, Royal Engineers, 1868. Sheets 11 and 15 (monochrome copy) zincographed and printed at the School of Military Engineering, Chatham, under the direction of Captain S M Maycock, Royal Engineers, 1884.
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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)
- WO: 589
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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)
- 91 cm x 61 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:2500
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Zincographed
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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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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: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 2892.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3273329/
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War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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