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Map of areas now in Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea. 'Karte des Westafrikanischen...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/1146
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This record is about the Map of areas now in Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea. 'Karte des Westafrikanischen... dating from 1885 in the series Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FO 925/1146
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1885
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Description (What the record is about)
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Map of areas now in Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea. 'Karte des Westafrikanischen Küstengebietes zwischen dem Alt Calabar Fluss und Corisco Bai (Kamerun, Biafra, Batanga etc.) zur Veranschaulichung der unter Deutsche Schutzherrschaft gestellten Länderstrecken ... bearbeitet und gezeichnet von L Friederichsen'. The map shows the political divisions along part of west African coastline. Reference table. Lithographed by W Greve, Berlin. Published by L Friederichsen and Company, Hamburg.
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- German
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 61 cm x 34 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:780000
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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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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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- 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 464
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3817717/
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Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans
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