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Devon and Cornwall. Two copies of a map formed as follows: Ordnance Survey twelve-inch...

Catalogue reference: MR 1/1849/3and12

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MR 1/1849/3and12
Date
1854-1860
Description

Devon and Cornwall. Two copies of a map formed as follows: Ordnance Survey twelve-inch Plymouth sheet [2] and part of sheet [1] joined, together covering the area between Maryfield (near Torpoint) and Eggbuckland. Scale: 12 inches to 1 mile. Surveyed and contoured by Captain Cameron, Royal Engineers, 1854-1855; engraved at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, 1857; sheet 2 published 31 December 1858 and sheet 1 published 30 June 1859. A northward extension to Saint Budeaux, consisting of photographic copies of parts of the Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 County Series sheets [Devon CXVII.10-12], reduced in size to the same scale as the main map, is affixed to the upper edge of each copy.

Both sheets bear the MS title: 'Plymouth North Eastern Defences'. Different coloured MS additions to each copy show: (3) Fort Saint Budeaux, land to be purchased and land over which power should be obtained to remove obstructions; (12) land required for two different stages of works, roads to be laid or improved, forts, and other unexplained details. MS reference tables. Both copies signed by Captain E F DuCane, Royal Engineers: (3) 29 November 1860; (12) 27 December 1860.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
MR 1/1849/3 and 12
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Map designation
OS 1:5280 Plymouth
Dimensions
81 cm x 163 cm
Map scale
1:5280
Physical condition
Engraved
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9443065/

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