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Ottoman Empire: Turkey. (7) 'The Fortress and Field Defences of Kars, Representing...

Catalogue reference: WO 78/1078/1/7-8

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This record is about the Ottoman Empire: Turkey. (7) 'The Fortress and Field Defences of Kars, Representing... dating from 1855 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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WO 78/1078/1/7-8
Date
1855
Description

Ottoman Empire: Turkey. (7) 'The Fortress and Field Defences of Kars, Representing the Action between the Russians under General Muraviev, and the Turks under General Williams on the 29th September, 1855': picture also showing camps and Ottoman soldiers loading and firing cannon. A labelled outline view below the main picture serves as a key to the fortifications and the disposition of forces. Based on a sketch made on the spot by Henry A Churchill, Secretary to the British Commission, and transmitted through the Foreign Office to the War Office. Lithographed at the Topographical and Statistical Depot, War Department, 28 December 1855. A pencilled note in the lower right-hand corner states: 'Orig[ina]l to R[oyal]. E[ngineers]. Inst[itution] 22/2/12'. (8) Another copy of item (7) lacking the title and notes and uncoloured except for the red-tinted fezzes worn by the Ottoman soldiers.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
MPH 147A (7-8); WO 78/1078/7-8
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Dimensions
41 cm x 91 cm
Physical condition
Lithographed, 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 4692
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9448496/

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