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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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Reference
FO 925/3859
Date
1884
Description

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).

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and French
Dimensions
62 cm x 20 cm
Physical condition
MS tracing on linen, coloured
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Administrative / biographical background
Publication note(s)
Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 395
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3820219/

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