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1 item (originally enclosed with a letter from Henry Smart, John Edwards, William...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/515
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This record is about the 1 item (originally enclosed with a letter from Henry Smart, John Edwards, William... dating from 1811 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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- MFQ 1/515
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1811
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (originally enclosed with a letter from Henry Smart, John Edwards, William Lawson and Benjamin Grayson, 25 July 1811) extracted from WO 55/2375. Cape Colony: Cape Town (now in Western Cape province, South Africa). 'Plan shewing the position of the Ordnance Buildings in the Imhoff of Castle'. Reference table to buildings. Scale: 1 inch to about 29.5 feet. [?Drawn on] 22 July 1811. Signed: Captain Henry Smart, Commanding Royal Engineer.
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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)
- 40 cm x 73.5 cm
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3983536/
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