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PLAN of the TOWER at POINT PLEASANT for the protection of the Sea Batteries at that place and for the defence of the Harbour of Halifax -

The Martello tower in Point Pleasant Par, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Metadata

Cartographer	Eastcliff, T. G. W.
Associated name	Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of Kent, 1767-1820
Associated name	Straton, James
Former owner	Skinner, William, 1700-1780
Former owner	Skinner, Monier
Date	[1799]
Name on Item	Projected in 1795 by Cap.n James Straton Royal Engineer's and built by order of Lieu.t General His Highness Prince Edward.
Publisher	T. G. W. Eastcliff,
Scale	Scale approximately 1:204
Language	English
Location	British Library
Collection (local)	British Library Collection
Subjects	Military art and science--Nova Scotia--Halifax--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800 Fortification--Nova Scotia--Halifax--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800 Martello towers--Nova Scotia--Halifax--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800 Point Pleasant Park (Halifax, N.S.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places	Canada Halifax North and Central America Nova Scotia
Extent	1 map : manuscript pen and ink with watercolour ; 48 x 56 cm
Terms and License	No known copyright restrictions. This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
Notes	Date from Add Ms 33,231.LL.2. Shows title at upper left. Shows scale bar at lower centre, "Scale of 17 Feet to an Inch". Shows "T. G. W. Eastcliff" at lower right. See also Add Ms 33,231.LL.2. Copy at Add Ms 33,231.LL.1. A roll. Shows inscription at lower right, "Handed over to Lieut. Monier Skinner E. Eng.t by his father in 1872". Small red stamp of British Museum at upper right.