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Catalogue reference: MR 1/1771/12
See MR 1/1771/12-14
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Cape Colony. 'Plan of Simons Bay shewing the Positions of the New Batteries constructed...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1285
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This record is about the Cape Colony. 'Plan of Simons Bay shewing the Positions of the New Batteries constructed... dating from 1806 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MR 1/1285
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1806
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Description (What the record is about)
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Cape Colony. 'Plan of Simons Bay shewing the Positions of the New Batteries constructed there ...': map of Simon's Town and its immediate environs (now Simonstown in Western Cape province, South Africa). Reference table to defences. Scale: 1 inch to about 200 yards. Compass indicator. Signed by Captain J Carmichael-Smythe, Royal Engineers, on behalf of Lieutenant General Moore, nspector General of Fortifications. The batteries were constructed on the order of His Excellency Lieutenant General Sir David Baird, K C, Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope.
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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 78/823
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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)
- 82 cm x 110 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:7200
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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: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 2812
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560312/
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