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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
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Russian Empire: Crimea (now part of Ukraine). 11 sheets of sketches; many of the...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/1078/2/9-19
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This record is about the Russian Empire: Crimea (now part of Ukraine). 11 sheets of sketches; many of the... dating from [c.1856] in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 78/1078/2/9-19
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c.1856]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Russian Empire: Crimea (now part of Ukraine). 11 sheets of sketches; many of the locations depicted have not been precisely identified but are probably mainly in the environs of Balaklava and Sebastopol (Sevastopol'). (9-10) Two sheets, each bearing two pencilled sketches showing hills, huts, roads, vegetation, etc; (11) Copy of item (9), on tracing paper. (12) Copy of item (10), on tracing paper. (13) Section through Balaklava the harbour. (14) Section through a valley. (15) Section of the land between the British military headquarters and Kamara. (16) Section through Inkerman, etc. (17) Section through Balaklava, Feodosiya, etc. (18) Section through San Georgio and Cathcart Hill. (19) Sheet bearing three sections of parts of the coast. [?All items by] Lieutenant [Charles George] Gordon, Royal Engineers. All items endorsed: 'Crimea sketches'.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- MPH 147B (1-11); WO 78/1078/9-19
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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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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS
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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 4808
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9448497/
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