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China, SE Coast: Taiwan (Formosa) Strait: Haitan Haixia (Strait) to Min Jiang River,...
Catalogue reference: ADM 344/1500
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This record is about the China, SE Coast: Taiwan (Formosa) Strait: Haitan Haixia (Strait) to Min Jiang River,... dating from 1850 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 344/1500
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1850 Jan 01 - 1892 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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China, SE Coast: Taiwan (Formosa) Strait: Haitan Haixia (Strait) to Min Jiang River, vicinity; four items on one sheet: item 1, 'Breakwater under White Dogs SE by E (Easterly) kept in this position leads into S'ward of Knoll at entrance of River Min - P Cracroft (HMS Reynard), 14 March 1850'; item 2, 'Leading Mark for N entrance of Haitan Strait' by Cdr Foley C P Vereker (HMS Magpie?), October 1885; item 3, 'Leading Marks for finding position of Automatic Whistle Buoy Outside Min River' from HMS Porpoise, 1892, showing 'Tungsha'; item 4, 'View to Accompany Chart of Bar and Approaches to River Min - By HMS Rambler (Cdr W U Moore), 1886'
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Item 1, pen and ink; items 2-3, monochrome watercolour; item 4, photo-reduction
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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 15, page 15; China Sea Pilot vol. III (Nautical Papers 32), pages 157-166; V11338
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11440830/
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ADM 344
Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views
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Within the series: ADM 344
Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views
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