The Citadel, Plymouth (1825)

Daniell, William. A voyage round Great Britain, undertaken in the summer of the year 1813 and Commencing from the Land's-End, Cornwall. London: Longman & Co and W. Daniell, 1825. Vol. VIII. pp. 29 - 30.The CITADEL of PLYMOUTH, represented in the next view, is situated on the extremity of the Hoe, a hill which extends from the Catwater to Mill Bay. It was erected in the reign of Charles the Second, on the site of a fort built by Elizabeth; and consists of three regular and two irregular bastions, the curtains of the former being strengthened by ravelins and hornworks. On the east, north, and west sides, are a deep ditch, counterscarp, and covered way, palisadoed. In time of war the parapets are mounted with a great number of cannon, and there is a garrison consisting of several companies of invalids. The prospects from this fortress are various and delightful; that which is here selected is to the eastward, and includes the entrance of the Catwater, with the Tower of Mount Batten on the right, while in a more northerly direction, though too distant to form part of this view, are seen the fine grounds of Saltram, the vale of Plympton St. Mary, with the river and the lofty hills of Dartmoor. On the west and north of this eminence, are seen the Maker Tower, the woods of Mount Edgcumbe, the town of Devonport, formerly called Dock, Mount Wise, and the entrance of the river Tamar; on the south-west, the bay of Cawsand, the wide expanse of the British Channel, and, in clear weather, the Edystone [sic] Light-house. Connected with the citadel is a work called the Lower Fort erected with a view to the more effectual defence of the Sound. There are several other batteries on different points of the harbour; but its main security is the Isle of St. Nicholas, sometimes called Drake's Island, which is situated about a mile from the main land, with which it is connected by a ledge of rocks, uncovered at low tides. Its area is not more than three acres, and a large part of this space is occupied by the fortifications and barracks. This important point completely commands the entrance of the Tamar.[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]

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S40. DANIELL William (text by AYTON, Richard): A VOYAGE
ROUND GREAT BRITAIN UNDERTAKEN IN THE SUMMER OF THE YEAR 1813 AND COMMENCING FROM THE LAND'S END, CORNWALL.

As in year 1813