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
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Gibraltar: 'Plan of the Fortress and Peninsula of Gibraltar', amended to show Line...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/5224
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This record is about the Gibraltar: 'Plan of the Fortress and Peninsula of Gibraltar', amended to show Line... dating from 1897-1917 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 78/5224
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1897-1917
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Description (What the record is about)
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Gibraltar: 'Plan of the Fortress and Peninsula of Gibraltar', amended to show Line Wall, railway and new road. Plan also shows contours, named buildings, batteries, moles, other fortifications, and areas of the harbour to be dredged. Reference table to additions. Printed reference table to batteries and armaments is affixed. Compass indicator. Zincographed at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, 1897. Reprinted 1901. Additions 26 October 1917. Annotated: 'For War Department purposes only' and 'Strictly confidential'. Stamped: 'Secret'. Dimensions: irregular. Additions extend beyond lower border.
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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)
- No. of Sheets: 1
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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)
- 1:5280
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Zincographed, coloured, with coloured MS additions
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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 2049.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3274166/
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War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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