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WOMAT/RAS/CHI/55
- Record Id:
- 040-002339649
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002225695
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000656.0x0000b6
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WOMAT/RAS/CHI/55
- Title:
- Canton-Hankow Railway. (Sam Shui Branch). T.W.G. Bryan Major R[oyal] G[arrison] A[rtillery] Canton, 20th June 1904
- Scope & Content:
-
Shows the route of the railway line between Canton (廣州) and Samshui (三水) in Kwangtung province (廣東). Relief is indicated in red ink. The two sheets (b & c) cover respectively, the Canton to Fatshan (佛山), and the Fatshan to Samshui sections of the line. Sheet (b) includes an inset showing Shek Wei Tong (石圍塘) railway station with track layouts in red ink at 1:1,200. Both sheets include detailed notes on the facilities, construction and engineering of the railway.
- Collection Area:
- Map Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002225695
036-002225925
037-002226339
038-002297443
040-002339649 - Is part of:
- WOA : War Office Archive: cartographic and topographic source material
WOMAT : War Office 'Material'
WOMAT/RAS : 'Material - Rest of World' - Asia
WOMAT/RAS/CHI : Material. China.
WOMAT/RAS/CHI/55 : Canton-Hankow Railway. (Sam Shui Branch). T.W.G. Bryan Major R[oyal] G[arrison] A[rtillery] Canton, 20th June 1904 - Hierarchy:
- 032-002225695[0001]/036-002225925[0002]/037-002226339[0003]/038-002297443[0054]/040-002339649
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WOA
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 2 map sheets
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1904
- End Date:
- 1904
- Date Range:
- 1904
- Era:
- CE
- Scale:
- Scale 1:31,680
- Scale Designator:
- Horizontal
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 112.8203,23.0222,113.2574,23.1814
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 112°49’13”-E 113°15’27”/N 23°10’53”-N 23°1’20”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
- Unavailable as awaiting conservation
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Sun-prints, with additions in red ink and watercolour; 42 x 92cm and 38 x 126cm (2 sheets joined)
- Former External References:
- D5:22(20)
D5:22(20A)
F/3821
Mat. China. 55.(b)
Mat. China. 55.(c) - Administrative Context:
- Encl. in G.O.C. S. China I.75/04 of 1/7/04 to accompany Report.
- Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Notes:
- The War Office ledger gives 'Chief Engrs Office Shanghai' as the author. Sheet (a), a smaller scale location map, is listed in the War Office ledger as 'Missing July [19]24'.
- Names:
- Bryan, Thomas William Guy, army officer, 1862-1947
Canton-Hankow Railway, 1898-ca 1949
Chief Engineer's Office, Shanghai, 1904 - Places:
- Canton, Kwangtung, China
Fatshan, Kwangtung, China
Samshui, Kwangtung, China
Shek Wei Tong, Canton, Kwangtung, China