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1930s Kowloon City Street Map

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2012-09-02 23:01
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930
Places shown in this photo: 
Kowloon City Police Station (2nd generation) [1925-1942]

Source: 1930 Report of the Playing Fields Committee. See here

Map-North West New Territories-1939

Submitted by IDJ on Fri, 2012-05-18 21:27
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1939

This map shows a number of the places discussed in recent weeks, including the Kwanti Race Course, the Hunter's Arms, various areas named by the Army after English hills ie The South Downs, North Downs, Cheviots, Mendips and also Laffans Plain and Snowdon

1903 Map of area around Ma Tau Wei

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2012-02-11 18:20
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1903
Places shown in this photo: 
C. M. S. Victoria Home and Orphanage (Girls) (Second location) [1902-1937]
LongJin (aka 'Lung Tsun') Pier / Kowloon City Public Pier [1875-1942]

Map showing what's visible in this photo.

Source: "Plate 4-3 (1902-3) Sheets 4 and 8 of the new 8 inch series." from book Mapping Hong Kong.

Map of Wan Chai in 1963 (Chinese Version)

Submitted by lolau on Thu, 2011-10-20 09:08
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1963

This is the map of Wan Chai in 1963 in Chinese version. This is from Year 1963 published by a local Chinese newspaper Wa Kiu Yat Po.

Route from Upper Peak Tram Terminus to Wanchai Gap

Submitted by David on Tue, 2011-09-27 17:04
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2011

From Government website: http://www.map.gov.hk

More information at: http://gwulo.com/node/9278

Map of Victoria Peak

Submitted by David on Tue, 2011-09-27 17:02
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2011

From Government website: http://www.map.gov.hk

More information at: http://gwulo.com/node/9278

1909 Map of Hong Kong

Submitted by David on Tue, 2011-09-27 17:00
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1909
Places shown in this photo: 
RBL 34, 1,2 & 3 Gough Hill. 292, 293 & 294 The Peak, 103, 104 & 104A The Peak [c.1888-c.1923]

It's been a while since we've had a new map, so let's put that right.

The picture above shows what the paper map looks like. You can also click here to see it overlaid on top of a modern map.

Regards, David

PS The original copy of this map at the UK National Archive in Kew. Their reference is CO 700-Hong Kong and CHina48.

1947 Map of Kowloon near Chatham Road

Submitted by David on Tue, 2011-09-20 13:51
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1947

Source: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-brsc81-sd-cd

Queen's Gardens layout

Submitted by David on Fri, 2011-09-16 11:16
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1901
Places shown in this photo: 
Queen's Gardens (1st Generation) [1889-1937]

Cropped from this map.

Hong Kong street map 1957

Submitted by Alison. on Mon, 2011-08-15 15:49
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1957
Places shown in this photo: 
Holland House [1937-????]
Tai Ping / 太平 Building [1929-????]

Apologies for the quality of the scan - another image from the scrap book created whilst at the Peak School in 1957.  

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