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17 sheets of drawings of proposed towers for Point Levi (now Point Levis, Quebec)....

Catalogue reference: MPH 1/902/21-37

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This record is about the 17 sheets of drawings of proposed towers for Point Levi (now Point Levis, Quebec).... dating from 1841 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 1/902/21-37
Date
1841
Description

17 sheets of drawings of proposed towers for Point Levi (now Point Levis, Quebec). (21) 'Plan of Point Levi showing the positions of the proposed Towers A.B.C.D.E.F.'. Also shows lands needing to be purchased; terrain, altitudes, citadel at Quebec town. Scale: 9 inches to 4,000 feet Compass indicator. (22) 'Section of Ground shewing the proposed sites for Towers A, B, C, D, E, & F.'. Scale: 1 inch to 100 yards. (23) Contoured plan of position A. (24) Contoured plan of position B. (25) Contoured plan of position C. (26) Contoured plan of position D. (27) Contoured plan of position E. (28) Contoured plan of position F. (29) 'General Plan of the Tower'. With section and elevation. Scale: 1 inch to 20 feet. (30) 'Detailed Plan of Tower'. Scale: 1 inch to 5 feet. (31) 'Detailed elevation of the Tower'. Scale: 1 inch to 5 feet. (32-33) Two sheets of vertical sections. (34) Plan of upper story. (35) Plan of ground floor and basement. (36) Drawings of shutter machicoulis, entrance door, drawbridge, coping and parapet. (37) 'Details of Carriage for Platform Howitzers'. All signed by J Oldfield, CRE Canada, 29 September 1841, to accompany estimate of that date.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical condition
MS, coloured
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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