'Pei-Han Railway survey.' - War Office ledger. Surveyed by Havildar Tilbir Bhandari, 9th Gurkhas, Jemadar Nur Khan, 9th Hodson's Horse, and Lance Naik Hussein Khan, 30th Punjabis.
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Covers the route of the railway line from Peking (北京) to Hankow (漢口). Shows adjacent roads, settlements and hydrology. Some sheets also show adjacent relief. Indicates railway stations, and 666 numbered bridges. Place-names are given in Wade-Giles romanisation
Relates to items sent to the War Office, London by Intelligence Branch, Simla in March 1905. The 10 listed items were allocated respectively to Material. China. nos. 127-136. The file comprises the list and the covering letter.
Covers the province of Hupeh in central China. Shows hydrology, settlements, and the provincial boundary. A panel in the margin provides information on administrative divisions and distances. 723 place-names have been numbered in red ink; a list of corresponding Wade-Giles romanisations has been...
Material used for the compilation of War Office maps of north-east, central, and eastern China.
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21 files, of which 5 were present on transfer, covering parts of the provinces of Honan [河南], Hupeh [湖北], Chihli [直隸], Fukien [福建], and Chekiang [浙江], principally original surveys and route sketches.