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Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/1
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Malta: Valletta: Three plans: 'Valletta. Fort St. Elmo. Ball's Curtain. 5 inch B.L....
Catalogue reference: WO 78/5308
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This record is about the Malta: Valletta: Three plans: 'Valletta. Fort St. Elmo. Ball's Curtain. 5 inch B.L.... dating from 1852-1904 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 78/5308
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1852-1904
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Description (What the record is about)
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Malta: Valletta: Three plans: 'Valletta. Fort St. Elmo. Ball's Curtain. 5 inch B.L. [Breach Loading] and 3 Pr. Q.F. [Pounder Quick Fire] (Practice) Batteries. Record Plans. East Sub-District Malta'. (1) top plan, ground plan and magazine plan; (2) sections. Reference tables. Compass indicator. (3) Admiralty chart 974: 'Malta Ball's Bastion Battery for two 6 Inch B.L. [Breach Loading] Guns Mark VII April 1901' with manuscript additions showing arcs of fire from Ball's Curtain. List of abbreviations. Table of docks and table of bearings. Scale:1:4,854. Compass roses. Engraved, with coloured manuscript additions. Topographical features and outer soundings from survey by Captains Graves and Spratt, 1852-60.Surveyed by Staff Commander John Millard, Royal Navy, 1878-81.Additions by Commander Dawson and officers of HMS Sylvia, 1887.Engraved by Edward Weller.Published at the Admiralty, 31 December 1888. All by J Littlejohn, 'Divsn: Draftsn. [Division Draughtsman]', 20 June 1904. Signed by Lieutenant J W Pearce, Royal Engineers, 23 June 1904, and Major E C Seaman, Royal Engineers, 27 June 1904.
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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: 3
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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)
- 100 cm x 65 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:120
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured
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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 3375.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3274250/
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