The First Map of Hong Kong, 1843 - Old Admiralty Navy Chart - Kowloon, Victoria Bay, Early British Colony soviet union nearly all of the region's

nearly all of the region's towns and cities have already popped into existence

If you've ever wondered about the geological strata below Cork

handcoloured map from 1861 showing the max extent of the Roman Empire in Europe

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The legends along the bottom edge of the map help you identify Cambridge's various colleges

The First Map of Hong Kong, 1843 - Old Admiralty Navy Chart - Kowloon, Victoria Bay, Early British Colony soviet union nearly all of the region'sOriginally published in 1843, this is the first ever printed map of Hong Kong. This large format sea chart, put together by Edward Belcher for the British Admiralty (the government department in charge of the navy), is exceptionally rare and really rather wonderful to look at. Being a sea chart, the focus of this map is definitely not Victoria Harbour or Kowloon City. In 1843 you can see that just a handful of buildings exist on Hong Kong Island, and