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4 items extracted from CO 48/299 (ff 207-210). (1) 'Plan of King William's Town in...
Catalogue reference: MPG 1/826
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This record is about the 4 items extracted from CO 48/299 (ff 207-210). (1) 'Plan of King William's Town in... dating from 1848-1849 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1848-1849
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4 items extracted from CO 48/299 (ff 207-210). (1) 'Plan of King William's Town in the Co. of Middlesex, British Kaffraria [now part of Cape Province, South Africa] laid out by command of Lieut Genl Sir H G W Smith, G.C.B., 1848', showing the site of the proposed new infantry barracks. Reference table. Scale: 1 inch to 100 yards. Compass indicator. (2) Plan and elevations of the new infantry barracks at King William's Town, with reference table and a note about the nature of the ground at the site. Scale: 1 inch to 25 feet. Compass indicator. (3) Plan, elevation and section of a building to be converted into a barrack store and office. Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet. Compass indicator. (4) Plan, elevation and section of a building to be used as Barrack Sergeants' quarters. Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet. Compass indicator. All four signed by Lieutenant Edward Belfield, and Captains Richard Howorth and M Dill RE. (2)-(4) also signed by P Cole, Colonel, RE. Dimensions: (1) 61 cm x 46 cm; (2) 54 cm x 67 cm; (3) 44 cm x 31 cm; (4) 44 cm x 31 cm.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entries 2777, 2782
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