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Seven sheets of drawings of Fort George, Port of Spain, Trinidad, to accompany annual...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/266
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This record is about the Seven sheets of drawings of Fort George, Port of Spain, Trinidad, to accompany annual... dating from 1812 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 1/266
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1812
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Description (What the record is about)
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Seven sheets of drawings of Fort George, Port of Spain, Trinidad, to accompany annual estimate for 1813. (1) Plan and section of proposed tower for two 24-pounders at Mount Hope. Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet. (2) Plan and section of proposed tower for one 24-pounder at St George's Ridge. Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet. (3) Plan and elevation of storekeeper's quarters, Cocorite. Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet. (4) Sketch plan showing the proposed situation of the new barracks. With reference table. Scale: 1 inch to about 265 feet. Compass indicator. (5) Plan and section of proposed tower for three 24-pounders at the Royal Battery. Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet. (6) Plans and elevation of the Armoury, office and quarters for the Clerk of the Cheque, Clerk, and Assistant Clerk at Cocorite. Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet. (7) Sketch of Fort George and surrounding country. With reference table. Scale: 1 inch to 800 feet. Compass indicator. All except (4) drawn by F A Yorke, Capt RE, October 1812; (4) drawn by Charles Shipley, Maj Gen, 20 November 1812. Dimensions of sheets: (1) 50.8 cm x 40.1 cm; (2) 48.3 cm x 32 cm; (3) 53.8 cm x 34.8 cm; (4) 65 cm x 49.8 cm; (5) 64.3 cm x 46.7 cm; (6) 58.2 cm x 34.8 cm; (7) 57.1 cm x 65.3 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 78/1255
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- Public Record(s)
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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 3809
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4562073/
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