File:Gibraltar Model 1865 (17).jpg
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English: O'Haras Tower can be seen at the top of the Rock in the centre. This would later be the site of O'Haras and Lord Aireys Batteries, still in existence today. This is the highest point of the Rock of Gibraltar at 1396 ft. Mediterranean Steps can be seen descending in a zigzag direction from close to O'Haras Tower. These steps still exist today and offer a unique walk for those with good mountain trekking skills. 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 |
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Source | http://www.discovergibraltar.com/pages/mainlogo/mainfrm.htm |
Author | Jim Crone |
This photograph and text are taken from DiscoverGibraltar.com in August 2012. They were given to the Gibraltarpedis project by Jim Crone and this gift was recorded in the gibraltar Chronicle.
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