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Antigua. Plan illustrating a project for the defence of the Middle Ground [between...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1098
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This record is about the Antigua. Plan illustrating a project for the defence of the Middle Ground [between... dating from 1791 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MR 1/1098
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1791
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Description (What the record is about)
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Antigua. Plan illustrating a project for the defence of the Middle Ground [between English Harbour and Falmouth], referred to in the report of the board of officers appointed to examine the fortifications in the West Indies; showing Fort Berkeley and defence lines. Scale: 1 inch to about 2 chains. Compass indicator. Surveyed by George Pink; the coastline taken from a plan by Captain [Charles] Shipley; this plan dated 15 July 1791.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For 3 sheets of related sections, see MPH 1/618/3 MPH 1/618/1-2
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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 78/799
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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)
- 91.5 cm x 98 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:1584
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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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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 3064
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560125/
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