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Russian Empire: Crimea (now part of Ukraine): Inkerman. 'Sketch looking Down Careening...

Catalogue reference: WO 78/1078/3/37

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This record is about the Russian Empire: Crimea (now part of Ukraine): Inkerman. 'Sketch looking Down Careening... 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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Reference
WO 78/1078/3/37
Date
1855
Description

Russian Empire: Crimea (now part of Ukraine): Inkerman. 'Sketch looking Down Careening Bay Ravine Shewing Position of Whiteforts Mountain & the Quarries. Assaulted successfully on the night of the 7th June 1855': pen-and-ink view of the ravine between Victoria Ridge and Inkerman Ridge, with Sebastopol (Sevastopol') harbour in the distance. Signed by Captain M A Biddulph, Brevet Major, Royal Artillery.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
MPH 147D (10); WO 78/1078/37
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Dimensions
26 cm x 101 cm
Physical condition
MS, on tracing paper
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 4822.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9448509/

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