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Barbados. Two plans of ground near Saint Ann's castle, showing proposed defences;...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/724
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- MR 1/724
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1786
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Description (What the record is about)
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Barbados. Two plans of ground near Saint Ann's castle, showing proposed defences; (2) covers a much larger area than (1) and also shows Needham's Point. Both items to scale: 1 inch to 100 feet. Compass indicator to each sheet. Item (1) by Lieutenant D'Arcy. Overlay to item (2) shows a parapet for cannon above Charles Fort. Dimensions: (1) 100.5 cm x 67 cm; (2) 179 cm x 132 cm. Item (1) formerly accompanied a report of Lieutenant-Colonel Frazer and Lieutenant D'Arcy to the Duke of Richmond, 29 July 1790; their report is not filed on this roll.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/1395
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:1200
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- MS, coloured
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- 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: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 3205
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559751/
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