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2 items extracted from WO 44/519. Malta. (1) 'Plan, shewing the Archway, which covers...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/927
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This record is about the 2 items extracted from WO 44/519. Malta. (1) 'Plan, shewing the Archway, which covers... dating from 1837 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 1/927
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1837
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Description (What the record is about)
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2 items extracted from WO 44/519. Malta. (1) 'Plan, shewing the Archway, which covers that part of the main road, leading from Valletta to Floriana ...'. The plan is stated to be at a scale of 1 inch to 60 feet [1:720], with inset detail at 1 inch to 120 feet [1:1,440]; the correct scales are almost certainly plan 1 inch to 120 feet [1:1,440], detail 1 inch to 60 feet [1:720]. (2) Plan and section of the archway. Scale: 1 inch to 20 feet [1:240]. Both drawings were originally enclosed in letter of 27 October 1837 from George Cardew, Colonel, Commanding Royal Engineer.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 29 cm x 45 cm
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- MS, coloured
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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: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 3333.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4562734/
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