Catalogue description 1 item extracted from WO 1/362 (f 43). Ceylon: Trincomalee. 'Sketch plan of the attack...

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Reference: MPH 1/21
Description:

1 item extracted from WO 1/362 (f 43). Ceylon: Trincomalee. 'Sketch plan of the attack of the Lower Fort of Trincomallee taken on the 26th August 1795 by the detachment under the command of Colonel James Stuart, Aide-de-camp to the King'. Scale: 1 inch to 350 yards (calibrated on the shaft of the compass indicator). Reference table to stages in the siege. Signed by John Norris, Captain [Madras] Engineer: 'Senior Engineer at the siege, August 30th 1795'.
Date: 1795
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Dimensions: 35.5 cm x 51 cm
Map scale: 1:12600
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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