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Gibraltar: 'A Plan of the New Mole & Dock Yard' showing depth of water, direction...
Catalogue reference: ADM 140/1264
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This record is about the Gibraltar: 'A Plan of the New Mole & Dock Yard' showing depth of water, direction... dating from 1760 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 140/1264
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1760
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Description (What the record is about)
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Gibraltar: 'A Plan of the New Mole & Dock Yard' showing depth of water, direction of ebb tide and proposals for alterations to the mole and pier. Reference table to buildings, yards. Scale: 1 inch to 50 feet. Endorsed: 'No 1 - Gibraltar - Plan of the Mole and Dock Yard shewing a proposition for an Addition to the Mole by Commissioner Colby, also a proposition for an Addition to the Mole by Mr. Marsh, November 1760'. 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)
- 150 cm x 71 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
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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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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 1785.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3739851/
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ADM 140
Navy Board and Admiralty: Civil Engineer in Chief's Department and predecessor: Maps...
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