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Area now in Zaire, Zambia. Two maps showing the water parting between the Rivers...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/218
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This record is about the Area now in Zaire, Zambia. Two maps showing the water parting between the Rivers... dating from 1884-1893 in the series Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- FO 925/218
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1884-1893
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Description (What the record is about)
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Area now in Zaire, Zambia. Two maps showing the water parting between the Rivers Congo and Zambesi; Lakes Kasali, Moero and Bangweolo; other rivers. Maps show boundary of the Congo Free State. Scale: 1 inch to about 48 miles. One map is a version of the map as published in 1884-1885, the other as published in 1893 with Franqui's additions. There are considerable differences between them, the earlier version being little more than a rough sketch.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 18 cm x 23 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Maps and plans
- Africa
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 3463
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3816811/
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FO 925
Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans
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