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1 item (originally enclosed, with a report of the [Hong Kong] Defence Committee,...
Catalogue reference: MRQ 1/49
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This record is about the 1 item (originally enclosed, with a report of the [Hong Kong] Defence Committee,... dating from 1881 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MRQ 1/49
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1881
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (originally enclosed, with a report of the [Hong Kong] Defence Committee, in a despatch from Governor Pope Hennessey, 21 February 1882) extracted from CO 129/197. 'Map of Hong Kong To Accompany Report of Defence Committee': covering Hong Kong Island, Stonecutters Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, showing existing and proposed defences and the location and extent of War Department property; also showing the terrain (including spot heights), waterways, roads, the water supply to [Victoria] town, and the boundary between British territory and Chinese territory. Reference table and note. Scale: 4 inches to 1 mile. Compass indicator. Signed: Sergeant H H Hinderer, Royal Engineers, Military Draughtsman, 13 October 1881; Lieutenant Colonel J A Papillon, Commanding Royal Engineers, 14 October 1881; and Baronet Colonel L F Hall, Commanding Royal Artillery, China and South Seas, President of the Defence Committee.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 116 cm x 158 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:16840
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- Open Document, Open Description
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MRQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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1 item (originally enclosed, with a report of the [Hong Kong] Defence Committee,...
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