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'A map of part of Eastern Africa prepared by authority of the Imperial British East...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/422
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This record is about the 'A map of part of Eastern Africa prepared by authority of the Imperial British East... dating from 1889 in the series Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FO 925/422
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1889
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Description (What the record is about)
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'A map of part of Eastern Africa prepared by authority of the Imperial British East Africa Company by E.G. Ravenstein'. Map in 9 sheets, showing boundaries under Anglo-German Convention of 29 October1886, and proposed railway. Insets: region of Kilimanjaro; rough plan of the Lower Ozi & Tana, Mombasa (or Moita), north-east corner of Victoria Nyanza, as delineated by Joseph Thomson 1883; rough sketch of the region between the Upper Nile and Samburn. Prepared by E G Ravenstein, June 1889. Published by G Philip and Son.
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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)
- 4
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:1500000
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Printed, coloured
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- Open Document, Open Description
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FO 925
Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans
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