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3 sheets. (1) 'A view of the Frame and manner of fixing the Ropes as set up for determining...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/334
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This record is about the 3 sheets. (1) 'A view of the Frame and manner of fixing the Ropes as set up for determining... dating from 1780 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 1/334
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1780
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Description (What the record is about)
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3 sheets. (1) 'A view of the Frame and manner of fixing the Ropes as set up for determining the effects of Landgridge, Case and Grape Shot against Rigging': illustration and tabulated results of experiments at Landguard Fort, Suffolk, on 20 and 21 September 1780. Scale: 1 inch to 5 feet. Signed by Abraham Tovey, Lt Col of Artillery. The experiments were carried out by order of Viscount Townshend. (2) Coloured copy of (1). (3) Uncoloured copy of (1). Each sheet is annotated: 'B:11. F:21'.
The piece which formerly bore map reference MPH 334 (previously WO 78/1399) was transferred to MPHH 1/102 -
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- X 46/4
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/1428
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- Public Record(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 14.5 cm x 37.6 cm
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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 3043
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4562141/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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