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Victoria, Hong Kong. Plans of portion of the City - by the Surveyor-General, June...
Catalogue reference: CO 700/HongKongandChina54
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This record is about the Victoria, Hong Kong. Plans of portion of the City - by the Surveyor-General, June... dating from 1859 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans: Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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CO 700/HongKongandChina54
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Date (When the record was created)
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1859
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Description (What the record is about)
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Victoria, Hong Kong. Plans of portion of the City - by the Surveyor-General, June 1859. 3 sheets, M.S.S. 1:2400 or 200 feet to 1 inch. Author, Publisher, etc: Official, Hong Kong
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Presented by the War Office, Dec.1921
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
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CO 700/HONG KONG AND CHINA54
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Asia
- Maps and plans
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Record URL
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CO 700
Colonial Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans: Series I
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