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Map of the castle of Colombo

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Map of the castle of Colombo

Goupillière, La / Lustière, de la

Title in the Leupe catalogue (NA): Plan de Colombo, relatif aux projets de 1787.

The chart is a copy.

Notes on reverse: Feuille 2e Plan de Colombo Avec les Projets Proposés en 1787., 532 [stamped in bold on a small label].

Scale of 100 French measures = 125 stripes; converted scale [1 : 1.559]; Scale of 50 roudes [Rhenish rods?] or 100 Dutch measures = 122 strepen; converted scale [1 : 1.543] or [1 : 1.598].

Map of the city of Colombo.

On the left, a key from 1-24 and A-Z.

Shown bottom is the scale Echelle de 100 toises Francaises; Echelle de 50 Roudes ou de 100 Toises d'Hollande: 100 toises Françoises = 125 strepen; [1 : 1.559]; 50 roudes [Rijnlandse roeden ?] ou 100 toises Hollande = 122 strepen; [1 : 1.543] or [1 : 1.598].

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