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Benin, Nigeria. Map copied from a French tracing showing the French Kingdom of Porto...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/3859
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This record is about the Benin, Nigeria. Map copied from a French tracing showing the French Kingdom of Porto... dating from 1884 in the series Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FO 925/3859
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1884
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Description (What the record is about)
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Benin, Nigeria. Map copied from a French tracing showing the French Kingdom of Porto Novo as it was in 1863-1864, the limits of the Kingdom according to the Convention (Laffou de Laudebat and Glower [Glover]) in December 1864, and the actual area of Porto Novo; territories owned and protected by the British Government; the French Territory of Cotonou, and the village of Kéténou [Kétonou] occupied by the British. Reference table. Scale: 1 inch to about 4 miles. French tracing lent privately by Mr Bolton, July 1884. Bolton was employed as 'a practical expert in Geography' at the West African Conference (See T 1/8176A/10475).
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English and French
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 62 cm x 20 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS tracing on linen, 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 395
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3820219/
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