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'Map of Africa compiled from the most authentic accounts of Travels, Ancient and...

Catalogue reference: FO 925/4255

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Reference
FO 925/4255
Date
1824
Description

'Map of Africa compiled from the most authentic accounts of Travels, Ancient and Modern, including those performed under the Patronage of the African Association by Mungo Park, Hornemann, Major Houghton ...'. Scale: 1 inch to about 88 miles at the equator. Two sheets. Published by James Wyld, London,1 September 1824.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Dimensions
77 cm x 152 cm
Physical condition
Engraved, 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 13
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3820611/

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