Hong Kong and the New Territories Sheet 19 Victoria Harbour. War Office 1952 map
£1,980
SKU: P-7-027902
'Hong Kong and the New Territories - Sheet 19 - Victoria Harbour'
Hong Kong and the New Territories – Sheet 19: Victoria Harbour. London: Geographical Section, General Staff, No. 3868, War Office, 1952. Large-scale topographic map of Victoria Harbour and its environs, covering Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and adjacent areas of the New Territories. The central and most desirable sheet from the War Office’s 24-sheet series of maps of Hong Kong and the New Territories. Originally published in 1930, based on air survey by the Royal Air Force and ground control by the Colonial Survey Section, Royal Engineers (1924–25). This fifth edition, issued in 1952, appeared only a few years after the end of the Japanese occupation. A detailed and authoritative British military map, combining aerial and ground survey data, with clear depiction of relief, coastline, and infrastructure at mid-century. The legend identifies features such as marshes, mangroves, “temporary native quarters,” and “Chinese tombs.” Lithographed map printed in colour.
Size 64 x 87 cm | 25.0 x 34.5 inches
Date Published: 1952
Type: Folding survey map and city plan
Author: War Office
Publication: War Office
Condition: Good |
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