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Kent. (1) 'Contents of His Majesty's Fortifications Dock Yard and Grounds at Sheerness...
Catalogue reference: MPHH 1/51
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This record is about the Kent. (1) 'Contents of His Majesty's Fortifications Dock Yard and Grounds at Sheerness... dating from 1753-1801 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various.... 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)
- MPHH 1/51
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1753-1801
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Description (What the record is about)
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Kent. (1) 'Contents of His Majesty's Fortifications Dock Yard and Grounds at Sheerness 1753': this sheet is a reference table for (2). (2) Plan showing Ordnance and Navy property around the Sheerness dockyard. Original survey, by Captain Justly Watson, Engineer, 1753. (3) Similar version of (2), but including the reference table on face; by John Deleny, 1769. (4) Similar version to (3); by R H Jago, 1801. Scales: 1 inch to 100 feet. Dimensions: (2) 56.5 cm x 103.9 cm; (3) 56.5 cm x 103.6 cm; (4) 59 cm x 99.1 cm.
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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 78/1201
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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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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:1200
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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: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 1263
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4561155/
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