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North-east Africa. 'A Map of the Nile, from the Equatorial Lakes to the Mediterranean,...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/567
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This record is about the North-east Africa. 'A Map of the Nile, from the Equatorial Lakes to the Mediterranean,... dating from 1889 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 925/567
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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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North-east Africa. 'A Map of the Nile, from the Equatorial Lakes to the Mediterranean, embracing the Eastern Sudan (Kordofan, Darfur etc.) and Abyssinia ...'. Political map showing railways and surveys and explorations of Emin, Junker and Stanley in Eastern Equatorial Africa. Printed and published by E Stanford, London, July 1889. Manuscript additions illustrate agreement of 3 August 1889 between Italy and Imperial British East Africa Company, including a note on the agreement.
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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)
- 65 cm x 50 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:5977382
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- 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 169
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3817154/
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FO 925
Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans
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