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Map of Hong Kong showing existing and approved armaments and beaches. Leased territory,...
Catalogue reference: MPII 1/53/5
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This record is about the Map of Hong Kong showing existing and approved armaments and beaches. Leased territory,... dating from 1937 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various.... 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)
- MPII 1/53/5
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1937
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Description (What the record is about)
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Map of Hong Kong showing existing and approved armaments and beaches. Leased territory, rivers, ports, railway lines and aerodromes are also shown. Reference table. Printed by the War Office. Originally accompanying 'Committee of Imperial Defence... Far East Appreciation 1937'.
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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)
- 32 cm x 35 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:168960
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Printed, 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/C9265966/
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MPII 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various...
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
532 records
Within the department: MPII
Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of departments...
532 records
Within the series: MPII 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various...
8 records
Within the piece: MPII 1/53
7 items extracted from CAB 53/32. Detailed descriptions are given at item level.
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