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Four sheets of drawings and notes on the defences of Veracruz, Mexico: sections and...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/130
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This record is about the Four sheets of drawings and notes on the defences of Veracruz, Mexico: sections and... dating from 1862 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MPH 1/130
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1862
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Description (What the record is about)
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Four sheets of drawings and notes on the defences of Veracruz, Mexico: sections and elevation of the sea wall between Forts St Jago and Conception; views of Forts St Jago and Conception from St John d'Ulloa; elevation and plan of part of the land defences; and plan, section and elevation of Fort St John d'Ulloa. Scale: drawings of walls 1 inch to 10 feet; plan of Fort St John D'Ulloa 1 inch to 40 yards. Compass indicator on plan. Sheet sizes between 15 cm x 14 cm and 27 cm x 23 cm. Notes and drawings by J C Cowell, Capt RE, Vera Cruz, 7 Jan. 1862.
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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 78/1053; WO 38/83; WOD 83
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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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- 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 3879
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4561937/
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