British Plans / gate-plan

Plans for the fort gates

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An archival design for improvements to the gates at Gurramkonda.

Archival architectural proposal · Thomas Fraser · British Library · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · c. 1802 series; Commons lists 1800 · Original source ↗
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Plans for the fort gates

An archival design for improvements to the gates at Gurramkonda.

c. 1802 series; Commons lists 1800 · Thomas Fraser · British Library · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Creator
Thomas Fraser
Collection / source
British Library / Wikimedia Commons
Rights
CC BY-SA 4.0, as declared by Commons
Location
See related place record; precise location only where verified

The dates in the catalogue and Commons description differ. Improvement drawings are proposals; they do not prove every feature was built.

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Historical notes

The dates in the catalogue and Commons description differ. Improvement drawings are proposals; they do not prove every feature was built.

Sources & Further Reading (2)
  1. Gurramkonda plans, WD506a–e

    John Gantz and Thomas Fraser · British Library · c. 1802 · WD506a fortress; WD506b gates; WD506c Ranamandal battery; WD506d–e palace.

    PRIMARY / ARCHIVAL

    How this source is used: The catalogue attributes the fortress plan to John Gantz. Improvement plans show proposals, not necessarily completed works.

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  2. Gurramkonda fort plan.jpg

    Thomas Fraser; reproduction on Wikimedia Commons · British Library / Wikimedia Commons · c. 1802 series; Commons gives 1800 · Plan for fort gates; Commons reproduction.

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    How this source is used: Commons declares CC BY-SA 4.0. Catalogue and upload date descriptions differ; retain the approximate series date.

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Plans for the fort gates

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DOCUMENTED

The British record Gurramkonda

The drawing records proposed improvements and does not prove every feature was built.

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Sources & Further Reading (1)
  1. Gurramkonda plans, WD506a–e

    John Gantz and Thomas Fraser · British Library · c. 1802 · WD506a fortress; WD506b gates; WD506c Ranamandal battery; WD506d–e palace.

    PRIMARY / ARCHIVAL

    How this source is used: The catalogue attributes the fortress plan to John Gantz. Improvement plans show proposals, not necessarily completed works.

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Old Fort Gateway

The archival proposal helps study the gateway while preserving the difference between a design and completed work.

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Sources & Further Reading (1)
  1. Gurramkonda plans, WD506a–e

    John Gantz and Thomas Fraser · British Library · c. 1802 · WD506a fortress; WD506b gates; WD506c Ranamandal battery; WD506d–e palace.

    PRIMARY / ARCHIVAL

    How this source is used: The catalogue attributes the fortress plan to John Gantz. Improvement plans show proposals, not necessarily completed works.

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