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Three sheets of drawings of Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands. (1), (2) Two...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/682
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This record is about the Three sheets of drawings of Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands. (1), (2) Two... dating from 1798 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MPH 1/682
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1798
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Description (What the record is about)
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Three sheets of drawings of Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands. (1), (2) Two sheets of sections. Scale: 1 inch to 30 feet. 'Plan of the advanced Covert Way North East of Fort George ...'. Scale: 1 inch to 30 feet. Each sheet is signed by John. Mackelcan, CRE, 14 November 1798. Dimensions of sheets: (1) 35.3 cm x 54 cm; (2) 28.2 cm x 46.7 cm; (3) 51 cm x 34.8 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 78/391
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:360
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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 2374. Reference erroneously printed as MPHH 682.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4562489/
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MPH 1
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