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Five sheets of plans of fortifications in Jamaica. (1) Plan of Fort Augusta, showing...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/608
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This record is about the Five sheets of plans of fortifications in Jamaica. (1) Plan of Fort Augusta, showing... dating from 1786 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 1/608
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1786
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Five sheets of plans of fortifications in Jamaica. (1) Plan of Fort Augusta, showing buildings. Scale: 1 inch to 95 feet. Compass indicator. (2) Copy of (1). (3) Plan of Port Royal, showing streets and area sunk by the earthquake in 1692. Scale: 1 inch to 100 paces. Compass indicator. (4) Plan of Port Royal, showing intended new fortifications begun in 1780. Scale: 1 inch to 72 feet. Compass indicator. Initialled by W.C., July 1786. (5) Plan of Rock Fort, showing buildings and proposed works; with a section. Scale: plan 1 inch to about 27 feet; section 1 inch to 9 feet. Compass indicator. All received from William McKerras, Major, 1786. Dimensions of sheets: (1) 47 cm x 35.5 cm; (2) 45.5 cm x 33cm; (3) 56 cm x 37 cm; (4) 53.5 cm x 43 cm; (5) 73.5 cm x 53.5 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 78/1960
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- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 3537
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