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Map of 'Central Africa', showing routes of explorers, mission stations, stations...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/1149
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This record is about the Map of 'Central Africa', showing routes of explorers, mission stations, stations... 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 925/1149
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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 'Central Africa', showing routes of explorers, mission stations, stations of l'Association Internationale Africaine (The International African Association), and ocean steamer routes. Reference table. Scale: 1 inch to 30 miles. Published by the Baptist Missionary Society. Lithographed by L Wilday, London. Inset: 'Sketch Map of the Continent of Africa', showing area of main map in relation to the continent.
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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)
- 143 cm x 227 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Lithographed, coloured, on linen
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Maps and plans
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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 88
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3817720/
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Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans
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