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Uganda: Entebbe Bay. 'Plan of Entebbe Bay': bay, shoreline contours, land type, vegetation....
Catalogue reference: FO 925/312
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FO 925/312
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Date (When the record was created)
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1900
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Description (What the record is about)
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Uganda: Entebbe Bay. 'Plan of Entebbe Bay': bay, shoreline contours, land type, vegetation. Compass indicator. Drawn by C W Fowler, March 1900. Endorsed: 'III. Sir H. Johnston, No 96 April 24th 1900'. For the manuscript original of this map see MPK 1/122/4.
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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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53 cm x 30 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
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1:10560
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MS, coloured
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Maps and plans
- Africa
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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 3448
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3816904/
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FO 925
Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans
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