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Gibraltar: plan of the naval dockyard, showing proposed additions and alterations,...
Catalogue reference: ADM 140/1263
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This record is about the Gibraltar: plan of the naval dockyard, showing proposed additions and alterations,... dating from 1757 in the series Navy Board and Admiralty: Civil Engineer in Chief's Department and predecessor: Maps.... 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)
- ADM 140/1263
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1757
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Description (What the record is about)
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Gibraltar: plan of the naval dockyard, showing proposed additions and alterations, and the suggested site for 'a pier intended for boats to come to load with water'. Reference table to buildings and yards. Scale: about 1 inch to 50 [feet]. Compass rose. Annotated: 'Gib 1757'. Part of an endorsement survives, which reads 'from Mr. Marsh', followed by the lower part of a date which may be 1757. ORDER THIS DOCUMENT AS ADM 140/1261
Note: in portfolio containing ADM 140/1261-ADM 140/1268
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- 140 cm x 43 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. The edges and centre of the plan have been damaged.
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- Open Document, Open Description
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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 1783.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3739850/
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