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2 items (originally enclosed in a letter by Sir Harry Parkes, 14 December 1867) extracted...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/999
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This record is about the 2 items (originally enclosed in a letter by Sir Harry Parkes, 14 December 1867) extracted... dating from 1867 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 1/999
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- 1867
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2 items (originally enclosed in a letter by Sir Harry Parkes, 14 December 1867) extracted from FO 46/83 (folio 109-110). Japan. 2 plans of foreign concessions, showing numbered lots and streets. (1) 'Plan of Foreign Concession Koobe [Kobe]. Treaty Port of Hiogo [Hyogo], ...': also showing the Custom House, waterways, wharf, waterfront, graveyard and public garden. Scale: 1:1,200. (2) 'Plan of Concession Osaca [Osaka] ...'. Scale: 1 inch to 50 feet [1:600]. Compass stars to both items. Surveyed by Captain C Bullock, Lieutenant C Johnstone and Mr T Duckham, HMS Serpent. Dimensions: (1) 75 cm x 106 cm and 75 cm x 101 cm. Copies of these plans had previously been exhibited in the British consulate.
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Item (1) was possibly based on the detailed survey now at MR 1/451/2
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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2 items (originally enclosed in a letter by Sir Harry Parkes, 14 December 1867) extracted...
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