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10 items extracted from WO 55/1549/8. Plans and sections of defence works in Guernsey,...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/161
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- 1803
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10 items extracted from WO 55/1549/8. Plans and sections of defence works in Guernsey, Channel Islands: Fort Pézerie; Rocquaine Fort; L'Érée Battery; Vazon Tower and Battery; Burton Battery; Houmet Point Battery; Guet Rock Fort; Grande Roquire Tower [?Grand Roque]; Hougue à la Perre Battery; Amherst Battery. Illustrating Lt Col J Mackelcan's report on coast defences, 20 July 1803.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- English
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- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 2380
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