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Gibraltar: two plans. (1) 'Plan of HM Naval Establishment at Gibraltar' showing proposed...
Catalogue reference: ADM 140/1272
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- ADM 140/1272
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1847
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Gibraltar: two plans. (1) 'Plan of HM Naval Establishment at Gibraltar' showing proposed alterations, including extension of the new mole and site for new 'hauling-up slip'. An overlay shows existing boat basin. Scale: 7.9 inches to 600 feet. Compass indicator. Initialled W S [Scamp] and signed by 'A Irvine'. With pencilled additions. (2) Similar to (1), but on a smaller scale. Reference table to estimated cost of proposed works. Scale: 5.3 inches to 1100 feet. Initialled A I [Irvine], 4 January 1847. Dimensions of sheets: (1) 86 cm x 127 cm, including eastern extension; (2) 38 cm x 53 cm. ORDER THIS DOCUMENT AS ADM 140/1269
Note: in portfolio containing ADM 140/1269-ADM 140/1274
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- MS, coloured
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- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 1973.
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