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Map of area now in Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia. 'The Matabili, Mashona...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/287
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This record is about the Map of area now in Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia. 'The Matabili, Mashona... dating from 1889-1890 in the series Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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FO 925/287
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Date (When the record was created)
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1889-1890
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Map of area now in Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia. 'The Matabili, Mashona and Bamangwato countries within the British sphere of influence shewing the territories of Khana and Lobengula' [Khana was a Ngwato chief, nad Lobengula was king of the Ndebele]. Compiled for G Cawston. In right margin: 'Mappe présenté avec les corrections exigées par les Droits du Portugal, 12 Juillet, 1890'. Manuscript additions show Portuguese claims, analysis of tribal areas, and Portuguese names for tribes and villages in Rhodesia, frequently conflicting with British descriptions. Scale: 1 inch to about 16 miles. Inset map of southern Africa. Published by Edward Stanford, 21 February 1889.
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English and French
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86 cm x 89 cm
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Printed, coloured
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 3524
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3816879/
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FO 925
Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans
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