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IDWO 739. Map of area now in Lesotho. 'Map of Basutoland. Compiled at the Intelligence...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/597
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This record is about the IDWO 739. Map of area now in Lesotho. 'Map of Basutoland. Compiled at the Intelligence... dating from 1888-1892 in the series Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FO 925/597
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1888-1892
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Description (What the record is about)
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IDWO 739. Map of area now in Lesotho. 'Map of Basutoland. Compiled at the Intelligence Division, War Office ... with information supplied by Lt Col Sir Marshall Clarke, 1888'. Map shows mission stations, towns, roads and hills in detail. Reference table with names of district chiefs. Compiled and lithographed by J E Hawkins. 2nd edition. First published 1888; revised December 1892.
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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)
- 63 cm x 94 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:380160
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Lithographed, coloured
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- 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 1401
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3817183/
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