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Turkey: Dardanelles: seven sketch plans and sections of fortifications: (1) 'Seddul-Bahr...

Catalogue reference: FO 925/3253

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Reference
FO 925/3253
Date
1876-1877
Description

Turkey: Dardanelles: seven sketch plans and sections of fortifications: (1) 'Seddul-Bahr (Barrier of the Sea)'; (2) 'Kum-Kaleh Sandy Fort'; (3) 'Khilid Bahr'; (4) 'Derma Burnu'; (5) 'Cham Burnu (Fir Tree Point)'; (6) Canakkale: 'Sketch of ground near the town of Kaleh Sultanie or Dardanelle': rivers, contour lines, fortifications. Scale: 2 inches to 1 mile [1: 31,680]. 32 cm x 35 cm. (Sgnd) Captain T H Anstey, Royal Engineers, to illustrate notes on the nature of the ground in the neighbourhood of Dardanelle, 1 February 1877. (7) 'Chanak Kaleh-si'. Compass indicators. (Sgnd) Captain J C Ardagh, Royal Engineers, 12 December 1876. Illustrating report by Ardagh on the defences of the Dardanelles. Lithographed at the Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master General's Department, April 1877.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Dimensions
20 cm x 32 cm
Map scale
1:2500
Physical condition
Lithographed
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Administrative / biographical background
Publication note(s)
Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 4603; item 6 entry 4592.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3819617/

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