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Kenya: Lamu District. IDWO 1160(c). 'Skeleton Map of Part of British East Africa'....
Catalogue reference: FO 925/286
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This record is about the Kenya: Lamu District. IDWO 1160(c). 'Skeleton Map of Part of British East Africa'.... dating from 1897-1898 in the series Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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FO 925/286
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Date (When the record was created)
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1897-1898
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Description (What the record is about)
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Kenya: Lamu District. IDWO 1160(c). 'Skeleton Map of Part of British East Africa'. Sheet 3. Title in manuscript: 'Sketch showing the proposed boundary of the Sultanate of Witu'. Photozincographed at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, 1897. Signed by SCN Grant, DAAG, Intelligence Division War Office, 5 November 1898. In manuscript: 'To accompany the letter from the Director of Military Intelligence to the U.S.S. for Foreign Affairs, dated 4.11.98'.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
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47 cm x 68 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
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1:253440
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
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Photozincographed, coloured
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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Open Document, Open Description
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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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 1295
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3816878/
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FO 925
Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans
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