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East China Sea: Taiwan (Formosa), NW Coast; four items on one sheet: item 1, 'Appearance...
Catalogue reference: ADM 344/1512
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This record is about the East China Sea: Taiwan (Formosa), NW Coast; four items on one sheet: item 1, 'Appearance... dating from 1864 Jan 01 - 1892 Dec 31 in the series Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- ADM 344/1512
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1864 Jan 01 - 1892 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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East China Sea: Taiwan (Formosa), NW Coast; four items on one sheet: item 1, 'Appearance of Land to N'ward of Fort Zelandia'; item 2, 'Fort Zelandia'; item 3, 'Entrance for Taiwan-fu' by F C Gandell, HMS Swallow, 1864, annotated; item 4, 'Landmark - Formosa, NW Coast - Table Hill' from HMS Porpoise, 1892
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Items 1-3, watercolour; item 4, monochrome watercolour
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Folio 5A, item 27, page 27; China Sea Pilot vol. III (Nautical Papers 32), pages 213-222; V11336
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- Open Document, Open Description
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ADM 344
Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views
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East China Sea: Taiwan (Formosa), NW Coast; four items on one sheet: item 1, 'Appearance...
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