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23 items extracted from WO 106/13. Plans, elevations and sections of defence works...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/835
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This record is about the 23 items extracted from WO 106/13. Plans, elevations and sections of defence works... dating from [1883] 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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Date (When the record was created)
- [1883]
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23 items extracted from WO 106/13. Plans, elevations and sections of defence works at Alexandria, Egypt, showing armaments; and damage resulting from bombardment by the Anglo-French fleet on 11 July 1882. (1) Fort Silsileh. (2), (3) Fort Pharos: fort and heavy battery. (4), (5) Fort Adda: the fort, barracks and heavy battery. (6)-(12) Fort Ras-el-Tin: the lines, right, centre and left batteries, the fort and a Beverley-Kennon gun pit, and west front. (13) Fort Saleh-Aga. (14), (15) Forts Oom-Kabebe and Komaria: the forts, and heavy battery at Oom-Kabebe. (16)-(18) Fort Meks: the fort and lines, centre and left batteries. (19) Fort Namusia. (20) Fort Dekkeleh. (21) Fort Marabat. (22) Fort Adjemi: the fort and magazine. (23) Fort Adjemi: the fort and magazine. Reference tables on some sheets. Compass indicator on each sheet. (Signed) G S Clarke, Capt RE. Printed by Dangerfield & Co, lithographers.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- English
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- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 567
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4562642/
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