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[?Portugal: Marvão]. 'Plano de la Plaza y del Castillo de Maban [sic]': plan of the...

Catalogue reference: WO 78/1017/2/13

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Reference
WO 78/1017/2/13
Date
[? early 19th century]
Description

[?Portugal: Marvão]. 'Plano de la Plaza y del Castillo de Maban [sic]': plan of the town (labelled 'Marban'), castle and their environs, indicating the directions of Portalegre and Valencia de Alcantara. Scale: 1 inch to about 75 'toesas' [toises]. Endorsed with the English-language title: 'Castle of Marban'. 'Marban' seems to be the Spanish rendering of the Portuguese frontier fortress of Marvão.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Spain/Fortified Towns & Forts/34
Former reference
MR 651; WO 78/1017; WO 38/47
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and Spanish
Dimensions
24 cm x 31 cm
Physical condition
MS, coloured
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 3878
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9448336/

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