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One of the few early detailed maps of the region around Hong Kong.

'The Weekly Dispatch' newspaper between the years 1856 and 1862 included in each edition a map of a part of the world. During this period a total of 118 maps were issued. The maps bear the distinctive sign of a half globe with the figure of Mercury above. The engravers varied but included John Dower and Edward Weller.

In 1863 'The Dispatch Atlas' was published, which contained a series of English county maps. The two were combined in 1865 as 'Cassell's Complete Atlas', and contained many maps in a large scale of areas not often seen, including a number of town plans.