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'City of Victoria, Hong Kong. Proposed Praya Extension - Between the City Hall and...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/462
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This record is about the 'City of Victoria, Hong Kong. Proposed Praya Extension - Between the City Hall and... dating from 1883 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MR 1/462
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1883
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Description (What the record is about)
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'City of Victoria, Hong Kong. Proposed Praya Extension - Between the City Hall and Praya East. General Plan': showing roads, military and other buildings, heights above the mean level of low spring tides, and proposed changes to the praia [i.e. waterfront], including new bridges. Reference table to land use. Scale: 1 inch to 40 feet. Compass indicators. Signed: J M Price, Surveyor General. A note states that the plan relates to an Admiralty letter of 20 October 1883; this letter is not preserved at this reference.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/1097
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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)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 59.5 cm x 249.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:480
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559489/
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MR 1
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