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Devon: Stonehouse (now part of Plymouth). 'Plan of Western King's Redoubt and the...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1323
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This record is about the Devon: Stonehouse (now part of Plymouth). 'Plan of Western King's Redoubt and the... dating from 1860 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 1/1323
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1860
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Description (What the record is about)
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Devon: Stonehouse (now part of Plymouth). 'Plan of Western King's Redoubt and the Adjacent Ground': contoured map of the area between Devil's Point and Bottom Nose Point (now Western King Point), also showing a reservoir. Scale: 1 inch to 20 feet. Compass indicator. Copied by W H Dwelley, September 1860. Signed by Lieutenant H A Gun, Royal Engineers; and by Lieutenant Colonel H C Owen, Commanding Royal Engineer, September 1860.
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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 78/574
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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)
- 143.5 cm x 91.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:240
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- 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: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 2087. Archival reference erroneously printed as WO 78/599
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560350/
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