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Buchan English photos 1800's several small.jpg
Buchan English photos 1800's several small.jpg

1800s
Kowloon Bay Mid-1800s
Kowloon Bay Mid-1800s

1800s
1841 Nemesis
1841 Nemesis

1841
Former Morrison Hill - modern map
Former Morrison Hill - modern map

1841
Fort Victoria
Fort Victoria

1841
Fort Victoria Kowloon
Fort Victoria Kowloon

1841
First Land Auction 1841
First Land Auction 1841

1841
1842 Map of Initial Land Sales in the Colony
1842 Map of Initial Land Sales in the Colony

1842
Admiralty, 1843
Admiralty, 1843

1843
Map 1843 - Admiralty
Map 1843 - Admiralty

1843
East Point - Jardine Matheson
East Point - Jardine Matheson

1843
HK in 1843
HK in 1843

1843
HK in 1843 - detail
HK in 1843 - detail

1843
Chinam's Hong
Chinam's Hong

1844
Early 1840s HK View - who owns it?
Early 1840s HK View - who owns it?

1844
Stanley Cantonment detail.jpg
Stanley Cantonment detail.jpg

1844
Stanley cantonment reduced.jpg
Stanley cantonment reduced.jpg

1844
Jardine's East Point offices
Jardine's East Point offices

1844
Victoria Barracks
Victoria Barracks

1845
1845 Map of Aberdeen
1845 Map of Aberdeen

1845
1845 Map of Hong Kong
1845 Map of Hong Kong

1845
1845 Map (detail) Central
1845 Map (detail) Central

1845
1845 map - Magistracy & Jails
1845 map - Magistracy & Jails

1845
North shore of HK Island
North shore of HK Island

1845
North shore of HK Island
North shore of HK Island

1845

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