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1874 Map of Central

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2014-01-16 12:00
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1874

Extract cropped from the original map held at the UK National Archive, their reference MFQ 1/430.

For explanation of markup, see http://gwulo.com/node/18587.

Map of area around Central Police Station

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2014-01-16 11:41
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2014

For details see:

http://gwulo.com/node/18587

1889 Map of Kennedy Town

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2013-11-03 19:18
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1889
Places shown in this photo: 
Kennedy Town Police Station / Infectious Diseases Hospital, Victoria Road [????- ]
Kennedy Town Glassworks / Temporary Plague Hospital [????-????]
Rope Works, Kennedy Town [1884-????]

The original map is at the UK National Archive, their ref: "CO 700/HongKongandChina7"

1958 Map of Kennedy Town Area

Submitted by David on Wed, 2013-10-30 21:15
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1958
Places shown in this photo: 
Chung Sing Bathing Pavilion [1932-????]
The Gold & Silver Exch. Society Bathing Shed [????- ]

The map was originally printed as Jan Jan's Map of Hong Kong. A copy is included as plate 7-3 in the Mapping Hong Kong book.

Survey sheet of Wanchai in 1889

Submitted by Edmond on Tue, 2013-10-29 16:21
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1889
Places shown in this photo: 
Wanchai Market (1st Generation) [1858-1936]
Wanchai Govt School, Queen's Road East [1872-1959]

the image is a part-print of the Survey Sheet of 1889 showing Wanchai District.

Location of the old Wanchai School is highlighted.   The School was built in 1872 by the Hong Kong Government.   It was situated to the south of the Seamen's Hospital.

1924 Map of Kennedy Town

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2013-10-27 15:10
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1924

This map appears in the book "Hongkong - A brief history and guide of Hongkongand the New Territories", published by Kelly and Walsh in 1924.

There is a copy of the book in the RAS collection, viewable at the Hong Kong Public Library, or you can view the full map online at: http://gwulo.com/1924-map-hong-kong-western

1950s North Kowloon Map

Submitted by moddsey on Sat, 2013-09-28 08:24
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1955
Places shown in this photo: 
Cosmopolitan Docks [1875-1972]

Hong Kong-Pictorial map-1955

Submitted by IDJ on Fri, 2013-09-20 18:09
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1955

Unusual as it depicts industrial sites ie factories, power stations, shipyards etc rather than the usual tourist oriented locations

Hong Kong-Central Business District-Pictorial map-1955

Submitted by IDJ on Fri, 2013-09-20 18:04
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1955
Places shown in this photo: 
National Commercial & Savings Bank Building / Kwok Man House [1933-????]
Temporary buildings in Statue Square [1941-1957]
York Building [1905-1958]

A.R.P. SCHOOL AND HEADQUARTERS

Submitted by mad1941 on Mon, 2013-07-22 21:46
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1960
Places shown in this photo: 
ARP School & HQ / Harcourt Clinic [????-????]

據1957 年版 L8811 ( 1:25,000 ) 軍用版地圖上表示出有建築物，但不知是否 "摩理臣山道 88號", 「 A.R.P. SCHOOL AND HEADQUARTERS 」

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