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Cape Town. 'Military Sketch of Fort Frederick the Landing Place & Adjacent Country_April...

Catalogue reference: MPHH 1/532/3

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MPHH 1/532/3
Date
1800-1810
Description

Cape Town. 'Military Sketch of Fort Frederick the Landing Place & Adjacent Country_April 1800': map showing the Baaken River, roads and hills. Approximate scale: 1 inch to 66 yards [1:2376]. Compass indicator. Signed by Lieutenant H Elphinstone, Royal Engineers, April 1800. Endorsed: 'Cape of Good Hope N o 47... from Major Kersteman June 1810'.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Dimensions
44 cm x 65 cm
Physical condition
MS, coloured
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 2592
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9415309/

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