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1 item extracted from CO 129/502/5. 'Hong Kong surveyed by Captn. Sir Edward Belcher...
Catalogue reference: MPGG 1/115
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from CO 129/502/5. 'Hong Kong surveyed by Captn. Sir Edward Belcher... dating from 1841-[1927] in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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MPGG 1/115
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Date (When the record was created)
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1841-[1927]
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from CO 129/502/5. 'Hong Kong surveyed by Captn. Sir Edward Belcher H.M. Surveying Ship Sulphur, 1841. Commdr. A.M. Field, H.M. Surveying Ship Egeria 1891. Commdr. W.O. Moore, H.M. Surveying Ship Penguin 1892-3'. Reference notes. Scale: 1 inch to about 833 yards. Compass roses. Engraved by J and C Walker; published 1843; corrected to 16 July 1923. MS additions, coloured, showing areas to be dredged, the positions of the sections of the Kai Tak Reclamation to be filled in, and a proposed channel in the western portion of the harbour. Originally enclosed with a report from Governor C Clemente, Hong Kong, to Lieutenant Colonel Amery, MP, on the acquisition of Kai Tak for an aerodrome, 23 May 1927.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- Admiralty Chart 1446
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
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61 cm x 92.5 cm
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Open Document, Open Description
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