Item
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/1
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Item
Spain. 'Plan of Tarragona': map of the city and its environs, including Fort Olive...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/1017/2/10
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This record is about the Spain. 'Plan of Tarragona': map of the city and its environs, including Fort Olive... dating from [c.1813] in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 78/1017/2/10
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c.1813]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Spain. 'Plan of Tarragona': map of the city and its environs, including Fort Olive to the north. Scale: 1 inch to about 130 yards. Compass indicator. Drawn by Robert Smith. The map seems to be contemporaneous with the 1813 British siege of Tarragona, which had been held by French forces since 1811.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Spain/Fortified Towns & Forts/38
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- MR 6561; WO 78/1071; WO 38/47
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 65 cm x 98 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:4680
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 4393
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9448334/
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WO 78
War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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