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3 items extracted from WO 55/1620/6. Jamaica: Saint Andrew Parish. (6) 'Section through...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/45/6-8
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This record is about the 3 items extracted from WO 55/1620/6. Jamaica: Saint Andrew Parish. (6) 'Section through... dating from 1854 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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- MFQ 1/45/6-8
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1854
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Description (What the record is about)
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3 items extracted from WO 55/1620/6. Jamaica: Saint Andrew Parish. (6) 'Section through the hill at Newcastle showing the slips on each side of officer's quarters during the late rains; (7) 'Section showing soldier's barracks...with the retaining wall...which fell during the late heavy rains; (8) 'Section showing a fall of earth during the late heavy rains'. Reference notes. Scale: 1 inch to 20 feet. All items signed: Lieutenant C [?]de Gallais, Royal Engineers, 6 January 1854; also signed: Lieutenant Colonel P Yule. Apparently originally accompanying letter number 701, 7 January 1854, which is not preserved at the parent reference.
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- 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)
- 28 cm x 44.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:240
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- MS, coloured
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9092834/
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13 items extracted from WO 55/1620. Detailed descriptions are given at item level.
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