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A Survey of Portsea Island showing the towns and fortifications of Portsmouth and Langston harbours with the new line at Portsea Lake and Gosport.
TITLE:
A Survey of Portsea Island showing the towns and fortifications of Portsmouth and Langston harbours with the new line at Portsea Lake and Gosport.
Publication Date:
1773
Physical Description:
15 leaves : ill., maps.
Additional Contributors:
Contents:
Part I - PORTSEA: 1. A survey of Portsea Island shewing the towns and Fortifications of Portsmouth and Gosport, the dock, blockhouse-fort. Portsmouth and Langston harbours with the new line at Portsea Lake and Gosport. -- 2. A plan of the town and harbour of Portsmouth with the fortifications and new line at Gosport. -- 3. A plan of Portsmouth. -- 4. Sections of the works at Portsmouth. -- 5. Plan of the new fortification for enclosing His Majesty's dock yard with part of the works of Portsmouth shewing their exact bearings and distance from each other; also the redoubt and covert way proposed south of Mill Pond, 1773. -- 6. Sections shewing the ground and thro' the proposed work south of the Mill Pond, 5th May 1773. Part II - FORT TOWNSHEND: 1. A plan of the harbour of St. John's in the island of Newfoundland with the battery's that are proposed for the defence of the said harbour by Lieut. Robert Pringle. -- 2. Sections referring to the survey of the ground above the church. -- 3. Plans and sections of the magazine and caponier proposed to be erected at Fort Townshend. -- 4. Plan sections and elevations of the storehouses, guard room and bakehouse proposed to be erected at Fort Townshend. -- 5. Plan elevation and section of the grand battery proposed to be erected at Fort Townshend. -- 6. Plan and sections of Fort Townshend. -- 7. Plan sections and elevations of a pile of barracks for one company of artillery at Fort Townshend in the island of Newfoundland. -- 8. Plan elevation and sections of the barracks proposed to be erected within Fort Townshend in the harbour of St. John's in the island of Newfoundland. To contain 200 men with officers in proportion according to the Boards order of April 23, 1773. -- 9. Survey of the hill above the church within the harbour of St. John's in the island of Newfoundland with a plan of an entrenchment battery proposed for the defence of the harbour / by Lieut. Robert Pringle, Chief Engineer for that Department.
Language:
English
General Note:
"Lord Townshend" on verso of front cover.

Binder's title: Maps.

LIBRARY HAS: 1 original copy (in book format) ; also photocopies of the Fort Townshend maps/plans.