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Description: Defensive complex shown at the lower left is the Montague Bastion, behind this is Casemates Square and Landport fortifications. The Moorish Castle complex extends to the high ground with the Tower of Homage at the high point. Views from a model of Gibraltar in en:Gibraltar Museum. The model is 8 meter's long at a scale of 1/600 or 1inch = 50ft which represents the almost 3 mile length of Gibraltar It was completed in 1865 from a survey by Lient. Charles Waren R.E. under the direction of Major General Frome R.E. it was coloured after nature by Captain B.A. Branfill of 86 Regiment 1868. These pictures are from DiscoverGibraltar.com and are generously given by the site and its auithor Jim Crone
Title: Gibraltar Model 1865 (4)
Credit: http://www.discovergibraltar.com/pages/mainlogo/mainfrm.htm
Author: Jim Crone
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