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1 item (enclosure with printed report of 9 September 1895 by Sercome Smith, barrister...
Catalogue reference: MPK 1/148
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This record is about the 1 item (enclosure with printed report of 9 September 1895 by Sercome Smith, barrister... dating from 1843-1895 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MPK 1/148
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1843-1895
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (enclosure with printed report of 9 September 1895 by Sercome Smith, barrister at law, which was transmitted in despatch no 123 of 24 November 1895) extracted from FO 228/1185 (f 253). 'China. Hong Kong surveyed by Capt n. Sir Edward Belcher H.M. Surveying Ship Sulphur,1841. Commd r. A.M. Field, H.M. Surveying Ship Egeria 1891. Commd r. W.O. Moore, H.M. Surveying Ship Penguin 1892-3'. Key to abbreviations. Information on tides. Scale: 6 inches to 3 miles. Compass roses. Magnetic variation 1894. Inset: 'Tathong Channel Fotaumun Pass', surveyed by Lieutenants Balfour and Baker, RN, 1878, with corrections by A M Field, Commander RN, 1893. Engraved by J & C Walker. Published at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty, 1 May 1843. Telegraphic determination of the position of Hong Kong Cathedral by Lt Cdr Green, United States Navy, 1881. Large corrections Dec 1883, 1889, 1892-3, Dec 1894; small corrections 1876-1893. Sold by J D Potter, 31 Poultry and 11 King Street, Tower Hill, London. Coloured MS additions illustrate the seizureof two junks in British waters by Chinese Customs in 1895.
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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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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- Admiralty chart 1466
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 60 cm x 92.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:31680
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- Open Document, Open Description
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