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Unknown [Sketched plan]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.554.03 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Document Date: s.d. Pagination: 2 p. ; 27.3 x 43 cm. Order a Copy

Includes measurements in feet. Indicates the position of four tiers. Contains a sketched gate and building. Possibly a military document. Added measurements on verso, no indication as to what these are for.

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