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Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/1
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
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Straits Settlements: Singapore. Six maps. (1) 'No.7': plan of Pearl's Hill, showing...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/1-6
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 78/2420/1-6
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1894
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Description (What the record is about)
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Straits Settlements: Singapore. Six maps. (1) 'No.7': plan of Pearl's Hill, showing site of prison, barrack sergeants' quarters and People's Park. (2) 'No.6': plan of military land at Pearl's Hill, showing land at present in charge of the War Department and additional land proposed to be handed over to the War Department. (3) 'No.5': plan of Fort Canning and environs, bounded by River Valley Road, Back [sic] Street, Coleman [sic] Street and Hill Street. (4) 'No.4': plan of Fort Canning and environs, bounded by River Valley Road, Tank Road, Colman Street and Hill Street. (5) 'No.3': plan of Mount Palmer, showing Anson Road, Joss House and Parsee tombs. (6) 'No.2': Plan of Beaconsfield, showing Outram Road and site of powder magazines. Reference notes to items (1-2). Scale: (1, 3-4, 6) 1 inch to 4 chains [1:3,168]; (2) 1 inch to 2 chains [1:1,584]; (5) 1 inch to 1 chain [1:792]. Compass indicators to all items. Dimensions: (1) 39.5 cm x 34 cm; (2) 41 cm x 29 cm; (3) 46 cm x 42.5 cm; (4) 37 cm x 25.5 cm; (5) 62.5 cm x 48.5 cm; (6) 23.5 cm x 23.5 cm.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- MS, coloured, on tracing cloth
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9448629/
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War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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