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Mauritius. (1) 'Plan of the Officers' Quarters in the Barracks, Port Louis'. Reference...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/496
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- MPH 1/496
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- 1828
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Mauritius. (1) 'Plan of the Officers' Quarters in the Barracks, Port Louis'. Reference table to rooms. Scale: about 2.5 cm to 7 toises. On this sheet is also a 'Project of a Plan for a new Range of Officers Quarters' with an elevation. Signed by Thomas Cunningham, Lt Col CRE. (2) 'Sketch of a Redoubt or Citadel proposed to be erected on the Petite Montagne adjoining the town of Port Louis ...': plan, elevation and section. Scale: 1 inch to 20 feet. Originally enclosed in Col Cunningham's letter of 13 April 1828 to General Mann. Dimensions of sheets: (1) 66 cm x 66 cm; (2) 40 cm x 45 cm.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- WO 78/1678
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- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 1617
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