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1 item (numbered 34). China: Zhili (or Chih-li; now Hebei province). 'Survey of the...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/990/4
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This record is about the 1 item (numbered 34). China: Zhili (or Chih-li; now Hebei province). 'Survey of the... dating from 1860 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. 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)
- WO 78/990/4
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1860
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (numbered 34). China: Zhili (or Chih-li; now Hebei province). 'Survey of the Road and River Communications between Tientsin and Peking illustrating the Operations of the Allied Armies made by Lt Col G.J.Wolseley D.A.Q.M General and Lieut R. Harrison, RE 1860': map of the river and overland routes between Tianjin and Beijing. Reference tables to winter temperatures in Beijing and to Chinese place-name elements. Reference notes on the nature of the terrain, river navigability, cultivation and produce, diseases, and native peoples. Scale: 2 inches to 1 mile. Compass indicator. Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Wolseley. Inset: sections of the city walls of Beijing and Tianjin.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For items numbered 1-22, 23-31 and 32-33, see respectively WO 78/990/1 WO 78/990/3 WO 78/990/2
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- China/Battles, Sieges & Warlike Operations/12
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- MR 153 (32); WO 38/20/32
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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)
- 490 cm x 95.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:31680
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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 cloth
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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/C5879386/
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War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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