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1 item extracted from FO 17/571. East Asia. 'Railways in China. Sketch map to accompany...

Catalogue reference: MR 1/1711

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This record is about the 1 item extracted from FO 17/571. East Asia. 'Railways in China. Sketch map to accompany... dating from 1864 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
MR 1/1711
Date
1864
Description

1 item extracted from FO 17/571. East Asia. 'Railways in China. Sketch map to accompany the report upon the feasibility and most effectual means of introducing Railway Communication into the Empire of China. By Sir Macdonald Stevenson': covering the area between the Gobi Desert, the South China Sea, and the Bay of Bengal, showing mountains, rivers, roads, major towns, province names, existing railway lines, and a proposed railway scheme linking eastern India to China. Scale: 1 inch to about 46 miles.

The piece which formerly bore map reference MR 1/1711 (ex LRRO 1/2856) was transferred to MPEE 1/117.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Dimensions
131.5 cm x 167.5 cm
Physical condition
Printed
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560738/

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