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Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/1
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China: Zhili (or Chih-li; now Hebei province). 'Plan of the Takoo [Taku] Forts showing...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/990/2/31
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This record is about the China: Zhili (or Chih-li; now Hebei province). 'Plan of the Takoo [Taku] Forts showing... dating from 1872 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 78/990/2/31
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1872
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Description (What the record is about)
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China: Zhili (or Chih-li; now Hebei province). 'Plan of the Takoo [Taku] Forts showing the operations for their capture by the Allied armies from 1st to 22nd August 1860 and also the situation of the attack on the south Forts in 1859': map of the area (now part of Tianjin) between Beitang, Tanggu and Dagu. Reference table to British, French and Chinese troops and movements. Scale: 4 inches to 5 miles. Compass indicator; west at the top. Sketched and drawn by Lieutenant R Harrison, Royal Engineers. Various pencilled additions, including one dated May 1872, marking the site of a new camp.
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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/22
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- MR 153 (29); WO 38/20/29
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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)
- 73 cm x 62 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, 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/C9448289/
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