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Area now in Nigeria. 'Map of the Route of Dr. Adolf Overweg in his journey from Kuka...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/480
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This record is about the Area now in Nigeria. 'Map of the Route of Dr. Adolf Overweg in his journey from Kuka... dating from 1852-1853 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 925/480
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1852-1853
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Description (What the record is about)
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Area now in Nigeria. 'Map of the Route of Dr. Adolf Overweg in his journey from Kuka towards Yakoba (Bauchi), performed from the 24th March to the 22nd May 1852'. Map shows places, tribes, nature of country. Scale: 1 inch to about 12 miles. Compass indicator. Constructed by Augustus Petermann, 1853, from Overweg's original journals.
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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)
- 34 cm x 51 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- 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 1935
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3817071/
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Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans
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