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Hong Kong. (1) Sketch showing the thickness of armour plating on a warship. (2) Map...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1091
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This record is about the Hong Kong. (1) Sketch showing the thickness of armour plating on a warship. (2) Map... dating from [c.1880] 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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- MR 1/1091
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c.1880]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Hong Kong. (1) Sketch showing the thickness of armour plating on a warship. (2) Map of Victoria, Kowloon and Stonecutters' Island (Ngong Shuen Chau), showing the location of armaments and arcs of fire; scale: 0.9 inches to 250 yards [1:10,000]. (3) Front and rear elevations of a gun battery, on 1 sheet.
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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 78/4189
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- MS, coloured
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560118/
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MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
4,237 records
Within the department: MR
Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
4,220 records
Within the series: MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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