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1 item (originally part of Governor Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell's despatch, 23...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/52
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This record is about the 1 item (originally part of Governor Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell's despatch, 23... dating from [1868] 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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- MFQ 1/52
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1868]
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (originally part of Governor Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell's despatch, 23 July 1868) extracted from CO 129/131. Map of Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, showing customs and search stations, proclaimed by the Viceroy of the Two Kwang. Cardinal points. Small explanatory labels affixed.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The explanatory labels, which had become detached from the map, were reattached (in what seemed the most probable positions), in May 1983.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- Chinese and English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 57 cm x 60.5 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3983073/
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MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of various departments held...
6,070 records
Within the series: MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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