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Cape Colony: East London (now in Eastern Cape province, South Africa). 'Plan Elevation...

Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/519/2

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This record is about the Cape Colony: East London (now in Eastern Cape province, South Africa). 'Plan Elevation... dating from 1853 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 1/519/2
Date
1853
Description

Cape Colony: East London (now in Eastern Cape province, South Africa). 'Plan Elevation and Section of proposed Barracks for 16 Surf Men at East London To accompany Special Estimate Amounting to £269:11:7½': sheet also bearing a site plan. Scale: 1 inch to 88 yards [1:3,168] (site plan); 1 inch to 8 feet [1:96] (remainder). Copied by Sergeant G Dadswell, Royal Sappers and Miners, 19 August 1853. Signed: Captain R Tylden, Royal Engineers, 20 August 1853; and Lieutenant Colonel P Cole, Royal Engineers, 27 September 1853. Originally enclosed in a despatch from the Governor dated 12 October 1853; this despatch is not preserved at the parent reference and could not be found in CO 48/339.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Dimensions
45 cm x 55 cm
Physical condition
MS, coloured
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9413443/

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