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Plan of Central Hong Kong in the Fifties
1954
Plan of Hong Kong [and] Plan of Central Hong Kong.
- Publication place: Hong Kong
- Publisher: Hai Kwang Press, 193 King’s Road
- Publication date: c1956
- Physical description: Two lithograph plan, on one sheet.
- Dimensions: 545 by 400mm (21.5 by 15.75 inches).
- Inventory reference: 12555
Notes
Rare plan of Hong Kong Island and Central Hong Kong, published not long after the completion of the new Queens Pier in 1954.
The plan in both Chinese and English, provides information on the ownership and function of each building. The general map shows railways, heights of mountains, race courses, airports, roads, and tracks.
The plan in both Chinese and English, provides information on the ownership and function of each building. The general map shows railways, heights of mountains, race courses, airports, roads, and tracks.
Biography
Robert Dudley (1574–1649)
Dudley was the illegitimate son of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and brother-in-law of the celebrated circumnavigator Thomas Cavendish. Dudley joined the Royal Navy and led a privateering expedition to South America in 1594–1595. In 1596, he commanded the ship Nonpareil in the Earl of Essex’s successful attack on Cadiz, and was knighted for his services.
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