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Hong Kong. 'Plan of the Cantonment at Victoria Hong Kong 1851. Shewg. all Ordnance...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/456
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This record is about the Hong Kong. 'Plan of the Cantonment at Victoria Hong Kong 1851. Shewg. all Ordnance... dating from 1851-1857 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. 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)
- WO 78/456
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1851-1857
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Description (What the record is about)
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Hong Kong. 'Plan of the Cantonment at Victoria Hong Kong 1851. Shewg. all Ordnance Buildings and property - per Circular No.381, dated 23rd Feby. 1849': map. Reference table to buildings, etc. Scale: 1 inch to 66 feet. Originally dated at the Royal Engineers' Office, Victoria, 26 September 1851. Signed by Captain W E Delves Broughton, Commanding Royal Engineer, 21 February 1852. Stamped by the Board of Ordnance. A later addition refers to land transferred to the Admiralty in 1855. A pencilled note refers to a report dated 25 April 1857. Neither circular number 381 nor any other report is filed with the map.
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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)
- D 5
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:792
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269392/
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WO 78
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