Hong Kong pictorial city map, circa 1979 old vintage plan chart

Hong Kong pictorial city map, circa 1979 old vintage plan chart

Product SKU: P-6-107236

Price £500.00

'Hong Kong // Macao // The City of Hong Kong' by H. Körner & L. Walter (1979). Vintage pictorial city plan, 27.0 x 54.0cm, 10.5 x 21.25 inches; Please note that this is a folding map.

CAPTION PRINTED BELOW PICTURE: 'Hong Kong // Macao // The City of Hong Kong'

The map is undated, but the reverse side includes an inset map of the Mass Transit Railway; the Modified Initial System (Chater to Kwun Tong line) is marked in bold and dated 1980; the full line was opened in February 1980, while the extension to Tsuen Wan is marked in outlined and indicated to be opening in 1982. The Connaught Centre (now Jardine House) is prominently marked - its was the tallest building in Asia at the time of its completion in 1973, and the tallest building in Hong Kong until usurped by the Hopewell Centre (completed 1980). We infer that the map was published shortly before the first MTR line opened, likely in 1979. The map appears to have been published within a German language travel guide, however almost all the places names and map titles are in English. The legend and text outside the border of the map on the verso is in German.

DATE PRINTED: 1979    

IMAGE SIZE: Approx 27.0 x 54.0cm, 10.5 x 21.25 inches (Large); Please note that this is a folding map.

TYPE: Vintage pictorial city plan

CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. We offer a no questions asked return policy.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. It is not a modern copy.

VERSO: There is a map of the city printed on the reverse side

FOLDING: This is a folding print.

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: H. Körner & L. Walter

PROVENANCE: Unknown

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