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Gibraltar: 4 sheets: (1) Admiralty chart 144: 'Gibraltar. By Captain W H Smyth, Royal...
Catalogue reference: ADM 140/1268
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This record is about the Gibraltar: 4 sheets: (1) Admiralty chart 144: 'Gibraltar. By Captain W H Smyth, Royal... dating from 1833-1841 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 140/1268
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1833-1841
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Description (What the record is about)
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Gibraltar: 4 sheets: (1) Admiralty chart 144: 'Gibraltar. By Captain W H Smyth, Royal Navy KSF'. Pencilled additions show extensions to the moles and defences. Scale: 6.5 inches to 1 nautical mile. Compass rose. Magnetic variation 1824. Inset view: 'The New Mole-head; Ape's-hill and Ceuta in the distance'. Engraved by J & C Walker. Published at the Hydrographical Office, Admiralty, 10 May 1833. (2)-(3) Plans and sections of the sea wall at the dock yard, showing proposed repairs and alterations. Scale: 8 inches to 600 feet; plan and section of dam: 7.5 inches to 30 feet. (4) 'Sketch of the Dock Yard Gibraltar': view south to fort and new mole. All signed by W Scamp, to accompany Captain H R Brandreth's report of 20 August 1841; this report was not found in ADM 1/5510 or WO 44/137. Sheet sizes between 31 cm x 48 cm and 54 cm x 73 cm. 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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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- (1) Engraved; (2)-(4) 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 1926.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3739855/
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ADM 140
Navy Board and Admiralty: Civil Engineer in Chief's Department and predecessor: Maps...
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