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1 item (originally enclosed in Hong Kong [despatch] number 223, 16 June 1884) extracted...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/894
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This record is about the 1 item (originally enclosed in Hong Kong [despatch] number 223, 16 June 1884) extracted... dating from 1884 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 1/894
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1884
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (originally enclosed in Hong Kong [despatch] number 223, 16 June 1884) extracted from CO 129/216 (folio 494). 'Public Park. Plan shewing proposed drainage of the meadows inside the Hong Kong racecourse and their conversion into a park': showing a lake, gardens, a cricket field and a polo ground. Scale: 1 inch to 50 feet. Compass indicator. Signed: J M Price, Surveyor General, June 1884.
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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)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 93 cm x 116 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:600
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured on tracing paper
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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/C4559921/
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MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: MR
Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
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Within the series: MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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