Hong Kong & Kowloon. China Sea. Belcher / ADMIRALTY sea chart 1843 (1956) map
China - Hong Kong. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Surveyed by Captn. Sir E. Belcher, Surveying Ship "Sulphur" 1841. Commr. Field, Surveying Ship "Egeria" 1891. Commr. Moore, Surveying Ship "Penguin" 1892-1893. Captn. Smyth, Surveying Ship "Rambler" 1901-1902. Commr. Monro, "Rambler" 1905 with additions and corrections from Admiralty and Hong Kong Harbour Department surveys to 1949. Fat Tau Mun surveyed by Commr. Connell , Surveying Ship "Dampier" 1952. Provenance: London. Published according to Act of Parliament at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty. Crown Copyright reserved. Type: Large British nautical sea chart. Sea charts such as this were working navigational aids which were commonly updated and corrected during their working lives by hand annotation and/or printed overlays. They may also feature manuscript navigational notes, comments or other markings.
Size: 11864px × 7971px
Location: Hong Kong
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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