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Ceylon (now Sri Lanka): Galle. (17) No 2: 'Sections of the Ground near the Gate,...

Catalogue reference: MPH 1/867/17-18

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This record is about the Ceylon (now Sri Lanka): Galle. (17) No 2: 'Sections of the Ground near the Gate,... dating from 1843 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 1/867/17-18
Date
1843
Description

Ceylon (now Sri Lanka): Galle. (17) No 2: 'Sections of the Ground near the Gate, and under the Walls of the Fort of Galle having reference to the proposed Coal Depot for the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company'. Scale: 1 inch to 20 feet. (Send) J S Hawkins, Lt RE, 7 March 1843. (18) No 1: 'Sketch of the G round near the Gate, and under the Walls of the Fort of Galle ...'. Scale: 1 inch to 100 feet. (Send) J S Hawkins, Lt RE, 14 February 1843. Both are copies certified by A Ross, Lt RE. Drawn to accompany Hawkins's letter of 7 March 1843 to the Commanding Royal Engineer and the Commanding Royal Engineer's letter of 10 March 1843 to the Military Secretary. Dimensions of sheets: (17) 27 cm x 40 cm; (18) 28 cm x 41 cm.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical condition
MS, coloured
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8971988/

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