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Map of areas now in Ghana and Ivory Coast. 'Tracing shewing the territories of Aowin...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/948
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This record is about the Map of areas now in Ghana and Ivory Coast. 'Tracing shewing the territories of Aowin... dating from 1892 in the series Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FO 925/948
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1892
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Description (What the record is about)
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Map of areas now in Ghana and Ivory Coast. 'Tracing shewing the territories of Aowin and Gaman ... 1892.' The map shows tribal areas adjacent to the frontier, indicates course of rivers, tracks, villages. Scale: 1 inch to 5 miles. Compass indicator. Compiled by Captain J I Lang, Royal Engineers.
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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)
- 114 cm x 86 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured, on tracing cloth
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Army
- 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 959
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3817524/
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FO 925
Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans
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