Item
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/1
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Piece
China: Guangdong province. 'Part of China opposite Hong Kong ...': map of the area...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2408
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This record is about the China: Guangdong province. 'Part of China opposite Hong Kong ...': map of the area... dating from 1890 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 78/2408
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1890
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Description (What the record is about)
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China: Guangdong province. 'Part of China opposite Hong Kong ...': map of the area between Deep Bay (Shenzhen Wan) and Mirs Bay (Tai Pang Wan), showing roads, towns, cultivated land, heights of land and soundings. Reference table. Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile. Compass indicator. Coastline reduced from an Admiralty chart by P Jourdain, Royal Engineers, 3 June 1889; sketched by Lieutenant G Young, Royal Engineers, November 1889 to March 1890; (signed): Lieutenant Young, 14 April 1890; this copy reproduced for the Intelligence Division, War Office, at the School of Military Engineering, Chatham, July 1890. Coloured MS additions mark the lines of longitude at 114°6'E and 114°18'E, and the line of latitude at 20°21'N.
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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)
- F 446
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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 designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- IDWO 804
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:63360
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Printed
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3271352/
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Series information
WO 78
War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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