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Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). 5 plans of the Fort of Colombo. Sheets (1) to (4) relate...
Catalogue reference: MPHH 1/40
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MPHH 1/40
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[1819]
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Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). 5 plans of the Fort of Colombo. Sheets (1) to (4) relate to (5). (1) 'Plan of the Arsenal...'; with a front elevation. Scale: 1 inch to 12 feet [1:144]. 48.5 cm x 39.5 cm. (2) 'Plan of the Fort of Colombo'; showing military stores and buildings. Reference table. Approximate scale: 1 inch to 91.8 yards [1:3,305]. Compass indicator. 47.5 cm x 42.5 cm. (3) 'Plan of the Sluis near Laboratory...'; with elevation; showing measurements. Approximate scale: 1 inch to 5 feet (calculated) [1:60]. 42 cm x 53 cm. (4) 'Elevations of the Ordnance Storehouses and buildings at Colombo...'. Scale: 1 inch to 20 feet [1:240]. 50 cm x 80.5 cm. (5) 'Plan of the Ordnance Stores &c...'; showing military stores and buildings. Reference table. Scale: 1 inch to 20 feet [1:240]. Compass indicator. 105 cm x 63.5 cm. Annotated: All 'brought home by Col. [Colonel] Evalt, 29 June 1819'.
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WO 78/1176
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English
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Open Document, Open Description
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various...
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Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of the War Office
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