Old Hong Kong Maps Journal
1898, 1905, 1909: Why One Hong Kong Map Carries...
This sheet carries three dates, and all of them are correct: 1898 in the title, 1905 and 1909 in the fine print along the bottom edge. They are not mistakes...
1898, 1905, 1909: Why One Hong Kong Map Carries...
This sheet carries three dates, and all of them are correct: 1898 in the title, 1905 and 1909 in the fine print along the bottom edge. They are not mistakes...
1889: Victoria City, and the Year the Praya Rec...
The Praya reclamation began in 1889. The same year's sheet of the city, the Plan of the City of Victoria, still shows the shore as it was before the first...
1889: Victoria City, and the Year the Praya Rec...
The Praya reclamation began in 1889. The same year's sheet of the city, the Plan of the City of Victoria, still shows the shore as it was before the first...
1888: The Peak Tram Opens, and the Central Wate...
The Peak Tram carried its first passengers on 30 May 1888. It was the first cable funicular in Asia: 1,350 metres of track with five intermediate stations, varnished timber carriages,...
1888: The Peak Tram Opens, and the Central Wate...
The Peak Tram carried its first passengers on 30 May 1888. It was the first cable funicular in Asia: 1,350 metres of track with five intermediate stations, varnished timber carriages,...